Japanese symbol for “obscene”
エロ
エロ
Romaji: ero
erotic; pornographic; obscene
In Japanese, obscene is エロ (ero).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n erotic; pornographic; obscene
- n-pref perverted; horny; dirty
Other Japanese words for “obscene”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 淫ら | みだら midara | obscene; indecent; lewd |
| 猥褻 | わいせつ waisetsu | obscene; indecent; dirty |
| 淫靡 | いんび inbi | obscene; indecent; salacious |
| 卑猥 | ひわい hiwai | indecent; obscene |
| 不潔 | ふけつ fuketsu | indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene |
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.