姦通|かんつうkantsuu[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. no-adjective, suru verb, intransitive verbadultery
Conjugation
Dictionary form姦通する(かんつうする)
Polite (masu)姦通します(かんつうします)
Negative (nai)姦通しない(かんつうしない)
polite (masen)姦通しません(かんつうしません)
classical zu / nu姦通せず・姦通せぬ(かんつうせず・かんつうせぬ)
Past (ta)姦通した(かんつうした)
polite (mashita)姦通しました(かんつうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)姦通しなかった(かんつうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)姦通しませんでした(かんつうしませんでした)
Te form姦通して(かんつうして)
Potential姦通できる(かんつうできる)
Passive姦通される(かんつうされる)
Causative姦通させる(かんつうさせる)
Causative passive姦通させられる(かんつうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)姦通すれば(かんつうすれば)
tara姦通したら(かんつうしたら)
Volitional姦通しよう(かんつうしよう)
polite (mashou)姦通しましょう(かんつうしましょう)
Imperative姦通しろ(かんつうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym姦淫かんいんWrittenWritten word stressing immoral sexual relations, with religious-ethical overtones; broader in scope than 「姦通」.
  • Related姦通罪かんつうざいFormalFormal name of the legal offense punishing adultery; abolished in Japan. Narrower than 「姦通」, confined to legal contexts.
  • Antonym貞操ていそうWrittenWritten word for chastity, guarding one's virtue; the opposite of 「姦通」, which implies betraying the marriage.

Use 「姦通」 for a married person having sexual relations with someone other than their spouse; it is a written word. In everyday speech say 「不倫」 or 「浮気」; for the legal offense use 「姦通罪」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 男女だんじょが道徳どうとくに反はんする肉体にくたい関係かんけいを結むすぶこと。夫おっとがいる女性じょせいが他ほかの男性だんせいと通つうじること。
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