licentiousness; lewdness; sexual indulgence
Refers to excessive or immoral sexual behavior; often used in formal or literary contexts. Can function as a noun or adjectival noun (e.g., 淫な行為).
He led a life of licentiousness.
That novel contains many lewd descriptions.
lewd; lascivious; debauched
lewd dream; salacious fantasy
prostitution
indecent language; dirty talk
obscenity; lewd conduct; sexual immorality
incubus; succubus; dream demon
lustful beast; lascivious monster
adultery; fornication; illicit sexual intercourse
obscene; lewd; indecent
sexual desire; lust; carnal desire
obscene; lewd; indecent
debauchery; dissipation; lewdness
lewdness; sexual misconduct
arousing sexual desire; aphrodisiac
prostitution; prostitute
lascivious woman; lewd woman · prostitute
romantic involvement with a higher-class person (esp. of a man)
romantic involvement with a lower-class person
celibacy; chastity
six excesses; six external pathogenic factors
oral sex; fellatio; cunnilingus
lewdness; lust; lasciviousness
rape; sexual assault
Standard kanji form for this meaning.
Variant kanji form; less common than 淫.
The kanji 淫 originally depicted water overflowing, which came to represent excess, and by extension, excessive sexual desire. The variant 婬 is a later form with the woman radical, emphasizing the sexual connotation.