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冒涜 (ぼうとく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
blasphemy ; profanity ; sacrilege ; desecration ; defilement
Refers to acts or speech that show contempt or irreverence toward something sacred, holy, or highly respected. Often used in religious, moral, or figurative contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する as a transitive verb.
Destroying a war memorial is a desecration of the dead.
Written forms 冒ぼう 涜とく Usage 15%
冒ぼう 瀆とく Usage 79%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 瀆 is a non-jōyō variant of 涜.
冒ぼう とく Usage 6%
Mixed kana spelling used when the second kanji is considered difficult or uncommon.
Kanji 涜 defile, blaspheme, ditch Similar words 侮ぶ 辱じょく 侮辱 is a general term for insult or contempt toward a person, while 冒涜 specifically implies violation of something sacred or highly revered.
神しん 聖せい 冒ぼう 涜とく 神聖冒涜 is a compound explicitly meaning 'sacrilege' or 'profanation of the sacred', often used in legal or theological contexts.
Etymology Compound of 冒 (risk, defy) and 涜 (defile, blaspheme). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys the idea of daring to defile something sacred.
