漢字道KANJIDO

12 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)12 strokesRadical
On
ワイ
Kun
みだ.ら・みだり.に
Meaning
obscene; disorderly

Origin

ORIGIN

Dog 犬 with 畏 as phonetic: dogs in a jumble, hence disorderly and obscene.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 猥褻わいせつ

    obscenity

  • 猥雑わいざつ

    vulgar and disorderly

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

猥雑な看板が並ぶ路地を抜ける。

They pass down an alley lined with vulgar signboards.

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