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
Hyōgaiji
せつ
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

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)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

猥褻 • (oeseol) (hangeul 외설)

  1. Hanja form? of 외설 (obscenity).
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