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Kanji Detail for 淫 - "licentious"

淫

  • Meaning

    淫 means "licentious." Also associated with excessive, indulgent.

    1. Excessive - Going beyond proper limits.

    2. Indulgent - Giving in to desires.

    3. Licentious - Sexually immoral.

  • Four-character idioms with 淫

    • 奇技淫巧 きぎいんこう Listen ingenious but pointless trick; artifice for its own sake
    • 淫祠邪教 いんしじゃきょう Listen evil heresies
    • 福善禍淫 ふくぜんかいん Listen fortune follows the virtuous, calamity befalls the wicked; heaven rewards the good and punishes the evil

  • Tattoo check: 淫

    • Verified meaning: licentious
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: excessive, indulgent
    • Traditionally considered inauspicious in names — Japanese readers may find it an unlucky choice. Check the meanings above carefully before using it on skin.

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    lewdness; licentiousness

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    obscene, licentious, lewd

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    excess; excessive; wanton; lewd; lascivious; obscene; depraved

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    obscene, licentious, lewd, kinky

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Excessive. Anything excessive is called 淫. As in excessive rain is called 淫雨, excessive punishment is called 淫刑, 淫威. | To confuse. Mencius says: "Wealth and honor cannot confuse him" (富貴不能淫), meaning they cannot move his heart. | Evil. As in an evil friend is called 淫朋. Worshipping evil spirits and wild ghosts is called 淫祀, 淫祠. | Men and women not observing propriety in relations is called 淫. As in 淫蕩 (licentious), 淫亂 (promiscuous).

  • Onyomi

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    in(イン) イン

  • Kunyomi

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    hita.su(ひた-す) ひた-す

    hoshiimama(ほしいまま) ほしいまま

    mida.ra(みだら) みだら

    mida.reru(みだ-れる) みだ-れる

    midari(みだ-り) みだ-り

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    excessive indulgent licentious disruptive enticing tempting heavy rain immoral lewd overflowing luxuriant obscene debauched depraved erotic indecent lascivious lustful promiscuous sensual vulgar

Sentences including 淫

  • He was converted from his licentious living.

  • According to many religions, adultery is a crime.

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