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淫する (いんする) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
suru verb (special), intransitive verb
overdo ; go to excess ; indulge
Used for excessive indulgence in something, often with a negative or self-destructive nuance. Typically appears in literary or formal contexts.
に
淫いん
する
生せい
活かつ
は
長なが
く
続つづ
か
ない
。
A life of overindulgence in pleasure cannot last long.
2
suru verb (special), intransitive verb
act licentiously ; behave wantonly
Specifically refers to lewd or sexually immoral behavior. Strongly literary and somewhat archaic; modern Japanese would more often use 淫らなことをする or similar phrases.
Written forms 淫いん する Usage 100%
Standard kanji form for both senses; the character 淫 carries connotations of excess and licentiousness.
婬いん する
Variant kanji form using 婬, which specifically denotes lewdness or wantonness; less common than 淫する.
Kanji 淫 lewdness, licentiousness 婬 lewdness, licentiousness Similar words 耽ふけ る 耽る also means to indulge or be absorbed in something, but it is more common and neutral, often used for hobbies or reading, without the strong negative or sexual connotations of 淫する.
淫みだ ら 淫ら is an adjective meaning lewd or indecent, and is more commonly used in modern Japanese to describe licentious behavior, whereas 淫する is a rare literary verb.
Etymology Derived from the kanji 淫 (excess, indecency) combined with the verbalizer する. The variant 婬 is a specialized character for lewdness. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a classical Chinese-derived pattern of forming verbs from single kanji.
