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Japanese symbol for “obscenity”

Romaji: inkou
obscenity; harlotry

In Japanese, obscenity is , read (inkou).

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. n obscenity; harlotry

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
going, journey, carry out
on: コウ、ギョウ、アン
kun: い.く、ゆ.く、-ゆ.き、-ゆき
6 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “obscenity”

WordReadingMeaning
いんわい inwaiobscenity; obscene
わいせつざい waisetsuzai(crime of) indecency; obscenity

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いんらん inrandebauched; lewd; lascivious
いんむ inmulewd dream; salacious fantasy
みだら midaraobscene; indecent; lewd
いんご ingoindecent language; dirty talk
いんま inmaincubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
こうどう koudouaction; conduct; behaviour
おこなう okonauto perform; to do; to conduct oneself
ぎんこう ginkoubank; banking institution

See also: Chinese symbol for “obscenity”.

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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