猥褻

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See also: 猥亵

Chinese

humble; rustic; plentiful licentious
trad. (猥褻) 猥 褻
simp. (猥亵) 猥 亵
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Pronunciation

Adjective

猥褻

  1. obscene; lewd

Verb

猥褻

  1. to behave in an obscene fashion; to behave lewdly
  2. to sexually abuse; to molest

Japanese

Kanji in this term
猥 褻
わい
Hyōgaiji 		せつ
Hyōgaiji
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Adjective

猥(わい)褻(せつ) • (waisetsu) -na (adnominal 猥(わい)褻(せつ)な (waisetsu na), adverbial 猥(わい)褻(せつ)に (waisetsu ni))

  1. obscene

Usage notes

  • Often written in hiragana (わいせつ) rather than in kanji due to the kanji both being Hyōgaiji.

Inflection

Inflection of 猥褻
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) 猥褻だろ わいせつだろ waisetsu daro
Continuative (連用形) 猥褻で わいせつで waisetsu de
Terminal (終止形) 猥褻だ わいせつだ waisetsu da
Attributive (連体形) 猥褻な わいせつな waisetsu na
Hypothetical (仮定形) 猥褻なら わいせつなら waisetsu nara
Imperative (命令形) 猥褻であれ わいせつであれ waisetsu de are
Key constructions
Informal negative 猥褻ではない
猥褻じゃない 		わいせつではない
わいせつじゃない 		waisetsu de wa nai
waisetsu ja nai
Informal past 猥褻だった わいせつだった waisetsu datta
Informal negative past 猥褻ではなかった
猥褻じゃなかった 		わいせつではなかった
わいせつじゃなかった 		waisetsu de wa nakatta
waisetsu ja nakatta
Formal 猥褻です わいせつです waisetsu desu
Formal negative 猥褻ではありません
猥褻じゃありません 		わいせつではありません
わいせつじゃありません 		waisetsu de wa arimasen
waisetsu ja arimasen
Formal past 猥褻でした わいせつでした waisetsu deshita
Formal negative past 猥褻ではありませんでした
猥褻じゃありませんでした 		わいせつではありませんでした
わいせつじゃありませんでした 		waisetsu de wa arimasen deshita
waisetsu ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive 猥褻で わいせつで waisetsu de
Conditional 猥褻なら（ば） わいせつなら（ば） waisetsu nara (ba)
Provisional 猥褻だったら わいせつだったら waisetsu dattara
Volitional 猥褻だろう わいせつだろう waisetsu darō
Adverbial 猥褻に わいせつに waisetsu ni
Degree 猥褻さ わいせつさ waisetsusa

Noun

猥(わい)褻(せつ) • (waisetsu) 

  1. obscenity (something that is obscene)
    強(きょう)制(せい)わいせつ罪(ざい) ― kyōsei waisetsu-zai ― crime of indecent assault (in Penal Code of Japan)

Korean

Hanja in this term
猥褻

Noun

猥褻 • (oeseol) (hangeul 외설)

  1. Hanja form? of 외설 (“obscenity”).
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