Japanese symbol for “perverted”
エロ
エロ
Romaji: ero
erotic; pornographic; obscene
In Japanese, perverted is エロ (ero).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n erotic; pornographic; obscene
- n-pref perverted; horny; dirty
Other Japanese words for “perverted”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 変態チック | へんたいチック hentaichikku | perverted |
| 倒錯的 | とうさくてき tousakuteki | perverse; perverted; twisted |
See also: Chinese symbol for “perverted”.
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.