Describes words, actions, content, or expressions that are sexually suggestive or crude. Often used in formal or critical contexts.
He uses obscene language when he's drunk.
Everyone was put off by his indecent joke.
That movie contains obscene scenes.
I wish people would stop making lewd jokes during meetings.
The man looked at her with a lecherous stare.
The film was criticized for depicting violence in an obscene way.
下品 covers vulgarity or poor taste generally, while 卑猥 specifically implies sexual indecency.
淫らな focuses on lewd or licentious behavior, especially sexual immorality, whereas 卑猥 more often describes crude words or expressions.
卑猥 describes speech or gestures as vulgar or dirty, while 淫乱 describes a person's overall character or conduct as sexually depraved.
上品 means refined and elegant, the direct opposite of the crude, indecent quality described by 卑猥.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling sometimes used when the second kanji is considered difficult or obscure.
Rarely used kanji form; the first character is uncommon.
Compound of 卑 (vulgar, low) and 猥 (obscene, indecent). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination has long been used to describe lewd or crude matters.