obscene

(catleft) + (rice field) + (cloth)
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
BETAILL PAIR

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)

obscene ★☆☆☆☆
(despicable) + (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)

obscene ★☆☆☆☆ ABU

gross, obscene. Always bad. Used about a lewd behavior or an incident (i.e. train groping), not about the person doing it.

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
beast DOG
obscene RICE
fierce CHILD
monkey FAR

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~