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強姦 (ごうかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

強ごう姦かん

ご

う

か

ん

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

rape; sexual assault

Legal and formal term for rape or sexual assault. In everyday conversation, レイプ is also common.

彼かれは強ごう姦かんの容よう疑ぎで逮たい捕ほされた。
He was arrested on suspicion of rape.
強ごう姦かん事じ件けん

の

裁さい

判ばん

が

始はじ

まっ

た

。

The trial for the rape case has begun.

Kanji

強strong
姦wicked, mischief, seduce

Similar words

レイプ
Common loanword for rape, used in everyday speech and media. 強姦 is more formal and often used in legal or news contexts.
性せい的てき暴ぼう行こう
Broader term for sexual assault, including acts other than rape. 強姦 specifically refers to forced sexual intercourse.

Etymology

Compound of 強 (ごう, 'force, strong') and 姦 (かん, 'wickedness, sexual misconduct'). The character 姦 is composed of three 女 (woman) radicals, historically associated with negative female-related concepts.