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淫愛 (いんあい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

淫いん愛あい

Meanings

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noun

dirty love; sordid love

Refers to love or affection that is morally impure, lustful, or indecent. Often used in literary or critical contexts to describe a relationship driven by base desires.

その小しょう説せつは、禁きん断だんの淫いん愛あいを描えがいている。
That novel depicts a forbidden, sordid love.

Kanji

淫lewdness, licentiousness
愛love, affection, favourite

Similar words

不ふ倫りん
不倫 specifically refers to adultery or an extramarital affair, while 淫愛 is a broader, more literary term for morally impure or lustful love.
愛あい欲よく
愛欲 emphasizes carnal desire or lust within love, whereas 淫愛 stresses the indecent or sordid quality of the affection itself.

Etymology

Compound of 淫 (indecent, lewd) and 愛 (love). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination is transparently associated with impure or lustful affection.