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自涜 (じとく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
masturbation
formal or literary
Formal or literary term for masturbation. Used in medical, legal, or academic contexts, or in older literature. In everyday speech, 自慰 (じい) or オナニー are more common.
彼かれ は 自じ 涜とく 行こう 為い に つい て 罪ざい 悪あく 感かん を 抱いだ い て い た 。
He felt guilty about the act of masturbation.
Written forms 自じ 涜とく
Standard kanji form for this formal/literary term.
自じ 瀆とく Usage 100%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 瀆 is a non-jōyō character.
Kanji 涜 defile, blaspheme, ditch Similar words 自じ 慰い More common formal/medical term for masturbation; less literary than 自涜.
オナニー Common colloquial loanword for masturbation; casual register.
マスターベーション English loanword; used in sex education or clinical settings, less formal than 自涜.
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound of 自 (self) and 涜 (defile, pollute). The character 涜 is a variant of 瀆, both meaning 'ditch' or 'defile'. The term reflects a traditional view of masturbation as self-defilement.
