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褻涜 (せっとく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
profanation ; defilement of something precious
A formal, literary term for the act of treating something sacred, noble, or highly valued with disrespect or contamination. Often used in religious, moral, or artistic contexts.
け
の
手しゅ
段だん
に
する
こと
は
、
美び
の
褻せっ
涜とく
だ
。
Turning art into a means of making money is a defilement of beauty.
Written forms 褻せっ 涜とく
Standard kanji form for this word.
褻せっ 瀆とく Usage 100%
out-dated kanji form
Contains the outdated kanji 瀆; the form 褻涜 is preferred in modern usage.
Kanji 涜 defile, blaspheme, ditch Etymology The word is composed of 褻 (defilement, impurity) and 涜 (defile, pollute). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys the idea of soiling something pure or sacred.
