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Kotomora

婬

lewdness, licentiousness

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Readings

On'yomi

  • イン

Kun'yomi

  • みだれ-
  • ひた.す
  • ほしいまま
  • みだ.ら
  • みだ.れる

Meaning

婬 centers on excessive, unrestrained desire, especially in a sexual sense: lewdness and licentiousness.

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Etymology

婬 combines 女 (woman) with a phonetic component that also appears in 淫. The right side likely contributes the sound イン and carries a sense of excess or soaking, giving the idea of excessive desire.

Meaning mnemonic

A woman 女 beside a shape that suggests excess: imagine a person drowning in desire, unable to control their impulses.

Reading mnemonic

For イン, picture an inn where lewd behavior runs unchecked: inn -> イン, and the scene inside is licentious.