Describes speech, behavior, or topics that are crude, lewd, or socially improper. Often used in formal or literary contexts to criticize coarseness.
His vulgar joke made the audience uncomfortable.
I'm sorry for the indelicate topic, but may I use your restroom?
Standard kanji spelling for this word.
Variant kanji form; 篭 is a less common variant of 籠.
The exact derivation is uncertain. The kanji 尾 (tail, end) and 籠 (basket, cage) are used phonetically or associatively; the word may have originally referred to something hidden or unclean.