lechery; philandering; debauchery
A literary or formal noun for the act of pursuing sexual pleasure, often with a negative moral connotation. Not an everyday colloquial word; more likely in written descriptions or commentary.
His philandering was so notorious it became material for a novel.
権力者の猟色がスキャンダルとして報じられた。
The powerful man's lechery was reported as a scandal.
Compound of 猟 (hunting) and 色 (lust, sexual desire), literally 'lust-hunting'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination is conventionally associated with the meaning of pursuing sexual pleasure.