ペドフィリア

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Meanings

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Medical/clinical term for a psychiatric disorder involving sexual attraction to prepubescent children. The Japanese synonym 小児性愛 is also used.

小しょう児に性せい愛あい
Synonymous Japanese term, more formal and kanji-based. ペドフィリア is the direct loanword and common in clinical contexts.

Borrowed from English 'pedophilia', ultimately from Greek roots.