猥褻

See also: 猥亵

Chinese

humble; rustic; plentiful licentious
trad. (猥褻)
simp. (猥亵)

Pronunciation


Adjective

猥褻

  1. obscene; lewd

Verb

猥褻

  1. to behave in an obscene fashion; to behave lewdly
  2. to sexually abuse; to molest

Japanese

Kanji in this term
わい
Hyōgai
せつ
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いせつ [wàísétsú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [β̞a̠ise̞t͡sɨ]

Adjective

(わい)(せつ) • (waisetsu-na (adnominal (わい)(せつ) (waisetsu na), adverbial (わい)(せつ) (waisetsu ni))

  1. obscene

Usage notes

  • Often written in hiragana (わいせつ) rather than in kanji due to the kanji both being Hyōgaiji.

Inflection

Noun

(わい)(せつ) • (waisetsu

  1. obscenity (something that is obscene)
    (きょう)(せい)わいせつ(ざい)kyōsei waisetsu-zaicrime of indecent assault (in Penal Code of Japan)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

猥褻 • (oeseol) (hangeul 외설)

  1. hanja form? of 외설 (obscenity)