Usage patterns 好こう 色しょく な 〈 人ひと 〉 a lecherous/lustful person
A lecherous man kept persistently trying to talk to a young woman.
好こう 色しょく な 目め で 〈 人ひと 〉 を 見み る to look at someone with lustful eyes
He was looking at her with lustful eyes.
好こう 色しょく に 走はし る to give in to lustful/lecherous impulses
Not a few people give in to lechery as they grow older.
Kanji 好 fond, pleasing, like something Related words 好色 is a formal, literary term for a lustful character, while スケベ is a casual, often humorous word for a lecher or pervert.
好色 describes a person's lustful disposition, while エロ is a loanword abbreviation of 'erotic' used broadly for sexual content or material.
色好み is the native Japanese (wago) term for the same trait, common in classical literature, while 好色 is the Sino-Japanese (kango) equivalent used in modern formal writing.
色欲 refers specifically to sexual desire or urge itself, while 好色 describes a person's lustful character or disposition.
好色 is a more neutral or literary term for being lustful or sensually inclined, while 淫乱 implies a stronger sense of depravity and lack of restraint.
Word family lustful person; lecher
pornographic book (Edo period)
pornographic book (Edo period)
lecher; lustful person
lecher; womanizer; skirt-chaser
erotic literature (Edo period); pornographic literature (Edo period)
Etymology From Middle Chinese 好色 (xɑwX ʃɨk̚), literally 'love of beauty/sex'. The kanji 好 means 'to like' and 色 means 'color' or 'sexual passion'.
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