下か淫いん

noun

romantic involvement with a lower-class person

Archaic term, often referring to a woman's relationship with a man of lower social standing. Not used in modern Japanese.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには「下か淫いん」という語ごが、身み分ぶん違ちがいの恋れん愛あいを指さして使つかわれている。

  In old documents, the word 下淫 is used to refer to a love affair across class boundaries.