Japanese symbol for “vulgar”
下品
げひん
Romaji: gehin
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
In Japanese, vulgar is 下品, read げひん (gehin).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “vulgar”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 低俗 | ていぞく teizoku | vulgar; lowbrow; coarse |
| 粗野 | そや soya | rustic; rude; vulgar |
| 俗 | ぞく zoku | vulgar; low |
| 汚い | きたない kitanai | indecent (language, etc.); dirty; vulgar |
| 下等 | かとう katou | inferior; base; vulgar |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 以下 | いか ika | not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under |
| 地下 | ちか chika | underground; below the ground |
| 低下 | ていか teika | fall; decline; lowering |
| 上下 | じょうげ jouge | top and bottom; high and low; above and below |
| 地下鉄 | ちかてつ chikatetsu | subway; metro; underground (railway) |
| 部下 | ぶか buka | subordinate person |
| 作品 | さくひん sakuhin | work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production |
| 商品 | しょうひん shouhin | commodity; article of commerce; goods |
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