Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 好色(こうしょく) in Japanese

好色
Kana Reading
こうしょく
Romaji
kōshoku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    lust; sensuality; lewdness
    Example sentence
    好色倒錯違いとは?」「好色なら使うが、倒錯ならまるごと使う What's the difference between erotic and kinky? "Erotic is when you use a feather and kinky is when you use a whole chicken."

Examples of 好色, こうしょく in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

6 strokes

color

On'Yomi: ショク, シキ

Kun'Yomi: いろ

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JLPT 4

6 strokes

fond, pleasing, like something

On'Yomi: コウ

Kun'Yomi: この.む, す.く, よ.い, い.い

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