na-adjective, noun
Describes words, actions, content, or expressions that are sexually suggestive or crude. Often used in formal or critical contexts.
彼の卑猥な冗談に皆が引いていた。
Everyone was put off by his indecent joke.
その映画には卑猥なシーンが含まれている。
That movie contains obscene scenes.
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.