セクハラ

せくはら
noun
sexual harassment
1. sexual harassment
Unwanted sexual advances, comments, or behavior in the workplace or other settings that creates a hostile or uncomfortable environment.
セクハラは絶対(ぜったい)に許(ゆる)されない。
Sexual harassment is absolutely unacceptable.
セクハラ発言(はつげん)で問題(もんだい)になった。
He got in trouble for sexual harassment remarks.
職場(しょくば)でのセクハラ相談(そうだん)窓口(まどぐち)に連絡(れんらく)した。
I contacted the workplace sexual harassment consultation desk.

セクハラ is a Japanese abbreviation of セクシャルハラスメント (sexual harassment). This type of abbreviation (taking the first two morae of each word) is very common in Japanese.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • セクハラを受(う)ける: to experience sexual harassment
  • セクハラ被害(ひがい): sexual harassment damage/victimization
  • セクハラ対策(たいさく): sexual harassment countermeasures
  • セクハラ発言(はつげん): sexually harassing remark
  • セクハラ相談(そうだん)窓口(まどぐち): harassment consultation desk
  • セクハラで訴(うった)える: to sue for sexual harassment

RELATED ～ハラ WORDS:

Japanese has coined many compound harassment terms:

  • パワハラ: power harassment (workplace bullying by a superior)
  • モラハラ: moral harassment (psychological abuse)
  • マタハラ: maternity harassment (discrimination against pregnant women)
  • アルハラ: alcohol harassment (pressuring someone to drink)

Related Words

Related: パワハラ (power harassment)
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Added 2026.1.16 23:51 · Revised 2026.3.28 16:51
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