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Japanese symbol for “lewd”

Romaji: inran
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous

In Japanese, lewd is , read (inran).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-na, adj-no, n debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild

Kanji and stroke order

lewdness, licentiousness
on: イン
kun: ひた.す、ほしいまま、みだ.ら、みだ.れる
11 strokes
riot, war, disorder
on: ラン、ロン
kun: みだ.れる、みだ.る、みだ.す、みだ
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “lewd”

WordReadingMeaning
ろこつ rokotsubroad; lewd; indecent
みだら midaraobscene; indecent; lewd
いんび inbiobscene; indecent; salacious
いやらしい iyarashiilewd; lascivious; obscene
えちえち echiechisexy; erotic; lewd

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いんむ inmulewd dream; salacious fantasy
みだら midaraobscene; indecent; lewd
いんご ingoindecent language; dirty talk
いんこう inkouobscenity; harlotry
いんま inmaincubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
こんらん konrandisorder; chaos; confusion
はんらん hanraninsurrection; mutiny; rebellion
らんよう ran'youabuse; misuse; misappropriation

See also: Chinese symbol for “lewd”.

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.

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