Refers to unwanted sexual touching or behavior, often used in legal, news, or formal contexts. The term いたずら (mischief) is euphemistic here.
電車内での性的いたずらは犯罪です。
Sexual molestation on trains is a crime.
彼は性的いたずらの疑いで逮捕された。
He was arrested on suspicion of sexual abuse.
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling; widely used in news and legal contexts.
Katakana variant of いたずら; sometimes used for emphasis or in informal writing.
Full kanji spelling; rare and may be difficult to read for many speakers.
Compound of 性的 (sexual) and いたずら (mischief, prank). The term uses いたずら euphemistically to refer to unwanted sexual acts.