姦
wicked, mischief, seduce, rape, noisy
Readings
On'yomi
- カン
- ケン
Kun'yomi
- かん.する
- かしま.しい
- みだら
Meaning
姦 centers on morally corrupt or harmful behavior, especially of a sexual or disruptive nature: wickedness, seduction, rape, and noisy mischief. The meanings share a sense of transgressive, often female-associated, wrongdoing.
Most common words using 姦
20 of 47- 強姦ごうかん
rape; sexual assault
- 相姦そうかん
illicit sexual relations (e.g. incest, adultery)
- 輪姦りんかん
gang rape
- 和姦わかん
fornication
- 姦淫かんいん
adultery; fornication; illicit intercourse
- 姦通かんつう
adultery
- 佞姦ねいかん
treacherous; wicked; perverse
- 女三人寄れば姦しおんなさんにんよればかしまし
three women make a market
- 女三人寄れば姦しいおんなさんにんよればかしましい
three women make a market; many women, many words; three women gathering creates a racket
- 姦しいかしましい
noisy; boisterous
- 姦するかんする
to commit adultery; to fornicate; to have illicit sex
- 姦人かんじん
villain; scoundrel
- 姦国かんこく
South Korea
- 姦夫かんぷ
adulterer; paramour
- 姦夫姦婦かんぷかんぷ
adulterer and adulteress; adulterous couple
- 姦婦かんぷ
adulteress
- 姦悪かんあく
wickedness
- 姦淫罪かんいんざい
sex crimes
- 姦物かんぶつ
cunning man; crook
- 姦譎かんきつ
iniquity; wickedness; dishonesty
Study
Etymology
姦 is composed of three 女 (woman) characters. The historical origin is often explained as representing multiple women together, which came to signify scheming, noise, or illicit sexual behavior, reflecting ancient biases. The exact development is uncertain, but the triple-woman structure is well established.
Meaning mnemonic
Three women 女 gathered together, whispering and plotting: their combined presence suggests wicked schemes, seductive mischief, and noisy chaos.
Reading mnemonic
For カン, imagine a can of wicked whispers: the three women open a can of noisy, seductive trouble — can -> カン.