痴漢

See also: 痴汉

Chinese

 
imbecile; sentimental; stupid; foolish; silly
Chinese; name of a dynasty; man
trad. (痴漢/癡漢) /
simp. (痴汉)

Pronunciation


Etymology 1

Attestable in the Sui and Tang dynasties in the 北史 (Běishǐ, “History of the Northern Dynasties”), and in the Ming dynasty novels 西遊記西游记 (Xīyóujì, “Journey to the West”) and 金瓶梅 (Jīnpíngméi, “The Plum in the Golden Vase”).

Noun

痴漢

  1. (derogatory, literary) fool; idiot

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 痴漢.

Noun

痴漢

  1. groper; pervert; sexual assaulter

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
かん
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

痴漢 (hiragana ちかん, rōmaji chikan)

  1. (male) pervert; molester; masher
  2. (male) fool; idiot
  3. sexual harassment of a woman by a man

Derived terms

Verb

痴漢する (hiragana ちかんする, rōmaji chikan suru)

  1. of a man, to sexually harassment a woman
     (まん) (いん) (でん) (しゃ) () (かん)された
    man'in densha de chikan sareta
    was sexually harassed in a packed train

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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