Translation guide
Ways to talk about sexual techniques in Japanese, from clinical terms to slang.
The broad concept of sexual techniques or skills in bed.
Neutral, somewhat formal term for sexual techniques. Used in educational or medical contexts.
性技の向上を目指す。
Aim to improve sexual techniques.
Loanword from English, commonly used in casual conversation about sexual skills.
彼はテクニックが上手い。
He's good at techniques.
Historical term for Chinese sexual arts or bedroom techniques. Rare and literary.
房中術は古代中国の性技だ。
Bedroom arts are ancient Chinese sexual techniques.
Referring to particular sexual techniques or positions.
Refers to sexual positions. Neutral and common.
色々な体位を試す。
Try various positions.
Literally 'technique' or 'skill', used colloquially for sexual moves.
あの技、気持ちいい？
Does that technique feel good?
Specifically manual techniques or hand jobs. More technical.
手技でイかせる。
Make someone come with hand techniques.
Techniques related to oral sex.
Standard term for fellatio. Often shortened to フェラ.
フェラチオのテクニックを磨く。
Polish fellatio techniques.
Literally 'mouth technique', a euphemistic or literary term for oral sex skills.
口技で楽しませる。
Please with oral techniques.
Casual or vulgar ways to talk about being skilled in bed.
Slang for someone with great sexual technique. From English 'technician'.
あの子、テクニシャンだって評判だよ。
That girl has a reputation for being a technician.
Vulgar term for a woman with excellent vaginal technique or tightness. Literally 'famous instrument'.
Considered crude and objectifying. Use with caution.
While 性技 is a direct translation, it sounds clinical. In casual conversation, テクニック or specific terms like 体位 are more natural.
テクニック is a loanword and feels modern/casual. 技 is native Japanese and can sound more like a 'move' or 'skill' in a broader sense, including martial arts, so context is key.
Standard term for cunnilingus. Often shortened to クンニ.
クンニリングスが上手い。
Good at cunnilingus techniques.
彼女は名器だ。
She's a legendary lay.