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邪恋 (じゃれん, jaren) Japanese meaning: illicit love | Kotomora
じ 字 Furigana
Kanji 邪 wicked, injustice, wrong 恋 romance, in love, yearn for Related words 不ふ 倫りん 不倫 is the common modern term for adultery or an extramarital affair, while 邪恋 is a more literary and dramatic expression for any kind of illicit or forbidden love.
禁きん 断だん の 恋こい 禁断の恋 is a common phrase for 'forbidden love' in a broad sense, whereas 邪恋 specifically emphasizes the immoral or wicked aspect of the love.
Etymology Compound of 邪 (ja, 'wicked, evil') and 恋 (ren, 'love'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is formed from standard Sino-Japanese morphemes.
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The novel depicts a forbidden love.