also: すけべいこんじょう
noun
Refers to a lecherous disposition or a personality driven by sexual desire. Often used in a critical or humorous way.
あの男はスケベ根性丸出しで、いつも女性をじろじろ見ている。
That guy is openly lecherous and always stares at women.
スケベ根性を出すと、周りから嫌われるよ。
If you show your lecherous side, people around you will dislike you.
noun
Less common; can refer to a greedy or self-indulgent mindset, sometimes overlapping with lechery. Often used in set phrases like スケベ根性を出す.
あの社長はスケベ根性で、金もうけのことしか考えていない。
That company president is greedy and thinks only about making money.
Compound of スケベ (lecherous, perverted) and 根性 (disposition, spirit). スケベ is of uncertain origin, possibly from a dialectal or slang term. The kanji spelling 助平 is ateji.