痴漢

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See also: 痴汉

Chinese

imbecile; sentimental; stupid
imbecile; sentimental; stupid; foolish; silly
 
 Chinese; name of a dynasty; man
trad. (痴漢/癡漢) 痴/癡 漢
simp. (痴汉) 痴 汉

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Attestable in the Sui and Tang dynasties in the 北史 (Běishǐ, “History of the Northern Dynasties”), and in the Ming dynasty novels 西遊記／西游记 (Xīyóujì, “Journey to the West”) and 金瓶梅 (Jīnpíngméi, “The Plum in the Golden Vase”).

Noun

痴漢

  1. (derogatory, literary) fool; idiot

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 痴(ち)漢(かん) (chikan).

Noun

痴漢

  1. (male) groper; (male) pervert; (male) sexual harasser

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
痴 漢
ち
Grade: S 		かん
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
癡漢 (kyūjitai)
チカン

Etymology

Appears to be a borrowing from written Chinese 痴漢 / 痴汉 (chīhàn, literally “stupid + man, guy”). First cited in Japanese in 1790 with the stupid guy sense.[1]

The "Xbox fanboy" sense originates from a media interview of Akihabara retailer Messe Sanoh, where one customer stated his intention to purchase an Xbox in addition to the adult computer game Ryōjoku Chikan Jigoku.[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

痴(ち)漢(かん) • (chikan) 

  1. (male) pervert; molester; masher
  2. sexual harassment of a woman by a man
  3. (archaic) (male) fool, idiot
    Synonyms: 愚か者 (orokamono, not gender-specific), 馬鹿者 (bakamono, not gender-specific), 愚者 (gusha, not gender-specific)
  4. (slang, vulgar, derogatory, video games) an Xbox fanboy, Xbot
    Synonym: 箱信者 (hako shinja)

Derived terms

Verb

痴(ち)漢(かん)する • (chikan suru) suru (stem 痴(ち)漢(かん)し (chikan shi), past 痴(ち)漢(かん)した (chikan shita))

  1. of a man, to sexually harass a woman
    満(まん)員(いん)電(でん)車(しゃ)で痴(ち)漢(かん)された
    man'in densha de chikan sareta
    was sexually harassed in a packed train

Conjugation

Conjugation of "痴漢する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 痴漢し ちかんし chikan shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 痴漢し ちかんし chikan shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 痴漢する ちかんする chikan suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 痴漢する ちかんする chikan suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 痴漢すれ ちかんすれ chikan sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 痴漢せよ¹
痴漢しろ² 		ちかんせよ¹
ちかんしろ² 		chikan seyo¹
chikan shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 痴漢される ちかんされる chikan sareru
Causative 痴漢させる
痴漢さす 		ちかんさせる
ちかんさす 		chikan saseru
chikan sasu
Potential 痴漢できる ちかんできる chikan dekiru
Volitional 痴漢しよう ちかんしよう chikan shiyō
Negative 痴漢しない ちかんしない chikan shinai
Negative continuative 痴漢せず ちかんせず chikan sezu
Formal 痴漢します ちかんします chikan shimasu
Perfective 痴漢した ちかんした chikan shita
Conjunctive 痴漢して ちかんして chikan shite
Hypothetical conditional 痴漢すれば ちかんすれば chikan sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ “痴漢”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Brian Ashcraft (2013 July 2) “Why Xbox Fans Are Called “Gropers” in Japan”, in Kotaku‎, retrieved July 6, 2021
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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