痴漢(ちかん)

ちかん
noun
groper; molester
1. groper; molester; sexual offender on public transport
A person who commits groping or other forms of sexual harassment, especially on crowded trains or in public places. Also refers to the act itself. A persistent social problem in Japan that has led to women-only train cars and anti-groping campaigns.
電車(でんしゃ)で痴漢(ちかん)に遭(あ)った。
I was groped on the train.
痴漢(ちかん)は犯罪(はんざい)です。
Groping is a crime.
満員(まんいん)電車(でんしゃ)での痴漢(ちかん)被害(ひがい)を防(ふせ)ぐため、女性専用車両(じょせいせんようしゃりょう)が導入(どうにゅう)された。
Women-only train cars were introduced to prevent groping on crowded trains.

USAGE:
Refers both to the person who gropes and to the act of groping. 痴漢(ちかん)に遭(あ)う means "to be groped" (to encounter a groper). 痴漢(ちかん)をする means "to grope someone."

SOCIAL CONTEXT:
Groping on crowded trains is a recognized social problem in Japan. Many railway companies have introduced 女性専用車両(じょせいせんようしゃりょう) (women-only cars) during rush hours. Posters warning against 痴漢(ちかん) are common in stations. False accusations are also a concern, leading some men to keep their hands visible on trains.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 痴漢(ちかん)に遭(あ)う: to be groped
  • 痴漢(ちかん)行為(こうい): act of groping
  • 痴漢(ちかん)被害(ひがい): groping victimization
  • 痴漢(ちかん)冤罪(えんざい): false accusation of groping
  • 痴漢(ちかん)防止(ぼうし): groping prevention
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