noun, na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Refers to a strong sexual appetite or lascivious character. Often used in literary or formal contexts, and can describe a person, behavior, or work of art.
彼は好色な目つきで女性を見ていた。
He was looking at women with a lecherous gaze.
The novel contains many sensual descriptions.
A lecherous man kept persistently trying to talk to a young woman.
He was looking at her with lustful eyes.
Not a few people give in to lechery as they grow older.
lecher; lustful person
lecher; womanizer; skirt-chaser
erotic literature (Edo period); pornographic literature (Edo period)