Japanese symbol for “smut”
猥談
わいだん
Romaji: waidan
indecent talk; obscene talk; lewd conversation; dirty story
In Japanese, smut is 猥談, read わいだん (waidan).
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Meanings
- n indecent talk; obscene talk; lewd conversation; dirty story; smut
Written forms: 猥談、ワイ談、わい談. Readings: わいだん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “smut”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 黒穂 | くろほ kuroho | smut |
| 黒穂病 | くろほびょう kurohobyou | smut; bunt; dustbrand |
| 黒んぼ | くろんぼ kuronbo | (wheat) smut |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卑猥 | ひわい hiwai | indecent; obscene |
| 猥褻 | わいせつ waisetsu | obscene; indecent; dirty |
| 猥雑 | わいざつ waizatsu | vulgar; indecent; crude |
| 淫猥 | いんわい inwai | obscenity; obscene |
| 猥本 | わいほん waihon | pornography; obscene book |
| 相談 | そうだん soudan | consultation; discussion; discussing |
| 冗談 | じょうだん joudan | joke; jest; funny story |
| 会談 | かいだん kaidan | talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting |
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.