Japanese symbol for “incest”
近親相姦
きんしんそうかん
Romaji: kinshinsoukan
incest
In Japanese, incest is 近親相姦, read きんしんそうかん (kinshinsoukan).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n incest
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “incest”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 近親姦 | きんしんかん kinshinkan | incest |
| インセスト | インセスト insesuto | incest |
| 畜生道 | ちくしょうどう chikushoudou | incest |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最近 | さいきん saikin | recently; lately; these days |
| 近所 | きんじょ kinjo | neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity |
| 付近 | ふきん fukin | neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity |
| 近い | ちかい chikai | near; close; short (distance) |
| 近代 | きんだい kindai | present day; modern times; recent times |
| 接近 | せっきん sekkin | getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching |
| 母親 | ははおや hahaoya | mother |
| 父親 | ちちおや chichioya | father |
| 相手 | あいて aite | companion; partner; company |
| 強姦 | ごうかん goukan | rape; sexual assault |
See also: Chinese symbol for “incest”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.