淫いん蕩とう

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Meanings

noun, na-adjective

debauchery; dissipation; lewdness

formal or literary

Formal or literary term for excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures, often with a negative moral connotation. Used as a noun or adjectival noun.

彼かれの淫いん蕩とうな生せい活かつはついに破は滅めつを招まねいた。
His debauched lifestyle finally led to his ruin.
その小しょう説せつは貴き族ぞく社しゃ会かいの淫いん蕩とうを描えがいている。
The novel depicts the dissipation of aristocratic society.

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Kanji

淫lewdness, licentiousness
蕩melt, be charmed, captivated

Related words

放ほう蕩とう
放蕩 also means dissipation or debauchery, but is more common and less specifically sexual; 淫蕩 emphasizes lewdness and sexual excess.
淫いん乱らん
淫乱 means lewdness or sexual depravity, often describing a person's character, while 淫蕩 focuses on the act or lifestyle of debauchery.

Written forms

淫いん蕩とうUsage96%
Standard kanji spelling for this formal/literary term.
いんとうUsage4%
Kana spelling may be used for clarity or in less formal contexts, though the word itself remains literary.

Etymology

Compound of 淫 (いん, 'lewd, excessive') and 蕩 (とう, 'melt, be charmed, dissipated'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys the idea of being morally melted or led astray by sensual pleasures.