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淫

lewdness
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingイン
Kun readingひた.す、ほしいまま、みだ.ら、みだ.れる、みだり
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. lewdness
    彼は淫らな生活から足を洗った。He was converted from his licentious living.tatoeba
    不邪淫戒を犯したものViolation of Fujainkai (the commandment against adultery)wiki
  2. licentiousness
  3. lewdRtK
  1. obscene
  2. indecent
  3. lewd
  4. bawdy
  5. loose

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · claw · vulture · porter · drop (丶) · samurai

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 788

Compound words

淫らみだら
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose
邪淫じゃいん
lewdness
淫行いんこう
obscenity
淫事いんじ
lascivious act
淫心いんしん
sexual passion
淫蕩いんとう
debauchery
淫売いんばい
prostitution
淫婦いんぷ
woman of loose morals
淫風いんぷう
lewd manners
淫奔いんぽん
lewdness
淫乱いんらん
debauched
淫佚いんいつ
debauchery
淫祠いんし
shrine of evil deity
淫賣いんばい
prostitution
淫靡いんび
obscene
姦淫かんいん
adultery
誨淫かいいん
teaching of immoral behavior
淫賣婦いんばいふ
prostitute
催淫剤さいいんざい
aphrodisiac
淫祠邪教いんしじゃきょう
evil heresies

Additional Examples

本来仏教では性行為は不邪淫戒で誡められている。
Buddhism generally prohibits sexual intercourse, following the doctrine of no sexual misconduct.wiki

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 淫

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step