Japanese symbol for “sordid”
猥雑
わいざつ
Romaji: waizatsu
vulgar; indecent; crude; sordid
In Japanese, sordid is 猥雑, read わいざつ (waizatsu).
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
- adj-na, n vulgar; indecent; crude; sordid
- adj-na, n jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic; messy
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sordid”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| むさい | むさい musai | filthy; squalid; dirty |
| むさ苦しい | むさくるしい musakurushii | messy; shabby; scruffy |
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 |
| 淫猥 | いんわい inwai | obscenity; obscene |
| 猥談 | わいだん waidan | indecent talk; obscene talk; lewd conversation |
| 猥本 | わいほん waihon | pornography; obscene book |
| 雑誌 | ざっし zasshi | magazine; journal; periodical |
| 複雑 | ふくざつ fukuzatsu | complex; complicated; intricate |
| 混雑 | こんざつ konzatsu | congestion; crush; crowding |
See also: Chinese symbol for “sordid”.
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.