淫 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
道2High school graduate / general ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
- On
- イン
- Kun
- ひた.す・ほしいまま・みだ.ら・みだ.れる・みだり
- Meaning
- excessive; immoderate
Origin
Water plus dragging on: soaking too long in something — going past all measure.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| イン | 淫行・淫乱 |
|---|---|
| みだら | 淫らだ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 淫雨いんう
prolonged rain
- 荒淫こういん
dissipation; excess
Example
幾日も続く長雨は淫雨と呼ばれる。
Rain that lasts for days on end is called prolonged rain.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)