# 猥 obscene

(catleft) + 田 (rice field) + 衣 (cloth)
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
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## Onyomi

WAI | Girls gone WILD is obscene.

## Mnemonic

| The obscene cat ripped off your clothes and left you naked in the middle of the rice field.

## Jukugo

卑猥(ひわい) な | obscene ★☆☆☆☆ 卑 (despicable) + 猥 (obscene) = 卑猥 (obscene) Mostly used BY older men, and ABOUT a certain kind of person; Nasty, dirty, obscene. Not always used in a bad way.
猥褻(わいせつ) な | obscene ★☆☆☆☆ ABU gross, obscene. Always bad. Used about a behavior , not the person doing it.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
獣 | beast | DOG | 犬
猥 | obscene | RICE | 田
猛 | fierce | CHILD | 子
猿 | monkey | FAR | 遠

A DOG is a slobbery beast, but RICE is an obscene feast.

The fierce CHILD chased the monkey FAR AWAY!

## Synonyms

obscene 猥褻 卑猥 エロイなぁ～