Japanese symbol for “voyeurism”
窃視症
せっししょう
Romaji: sesshishou
voyeurism; scopophilia; scoptophilia
In Japanese, voyeurism is 窃視症, read せっししょう (sesshishou).
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Meanings
- n voyeurism; scopophilia; scoptophilia
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “voyeurism”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瞠視症 | どうししょう doushishou | voyeurism; scopophilia; scoptophilia |
| 覗き趣味 | のぞきしゅみ nozokishumi | voyeurism |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 窃盗 | せっとう settou | theft; stealing; larceny |
| 剽窃 | ひょうせつ hyousetsu | plagiarism |
| 窃取 | せっしゅ sesshu | theft; stealing; larceny |
| 窃視 | せっし sesshi | peeping at (without permission) |
| 窃盗罪 | せっとうざい settouzai | (crime of) theft; (crime of) stealing; larceny |
| 窃盗犯 | せっとうはん settouhan | theft; stealing; larceny |
| 監視 | かんし kanshi | monitoring; watching; observation |
| 視点 | してん shiten | point of view; viewpoint; angle |
| 症状 | しょうじょう shoujou | symptoms; condition (of a patient) |
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