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猟色 (りょうしょく, ryoushoku) Japanese meaning: lechery | Kotomora
じ 字 Furigana
Kanji 猟 game-hunting, shooting, game Related words 好こう 色しょく 好色 is a more common and broader term for lust or lewdness, while 猟色 emphasizes the active pursuit or hunting aspect of sexual conquest.
女おんな 好ず き 女好き is a colloquial, everyday word for a womanizer, whereas 猟色 is a formal, literary term with a stronger negative moral tone.
Etymology Compound of 猟 (hunting) and 色 (lust, sexual desire), literally 'lust-hunting'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination is conventionally associated with the meaning of pursuing sexual pleasure.
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権けん 力りょく 者しゃ の 猟りょう 色しょく が スキャンダル と し て 報ほう じ られ た 。
The powerful man's lechery was reported as a scandal.