和わ姦かん

noun

fornication; consensual sex

A formal or legal term for sexual intercourse between unmarried persons, often contrasted with 強姦 (rape). Rare in everyday conversation.

• 法ほう律りつの文ぶん脈みゃくでは、和わ姦かんと強ごう姦かんは明めい確かくに区く別べつされる。

  In legal contexts, consensual sex and rape are clearly distinguished.