1.
obscene; indecent; lewd
Sexually offensive or morally repugnant. Used to describe language, images, behavior, or content of a sexually vulgar nature.
卑猥な言葉を使わないで。
Don't use obscene language.
卑猥な画像を送るのは犯罪になりうる。
Sending obscene images can be a crime.
職場で卑猥な冗談を言うのはセクハラに当たる。
Telling lewd jokes in the workplace constitutes sexual harassment.
Also written in kana as ひわい. A legal and formal term used in contexts like 卑猥物 (obscene material) and 公然卑猥 (public indecency). Common collocations: 卑猥な言葉 (obscene words), 卑猥な行為 (indecent act). Stronger and more formal than {エッチ} (naughty/sexual, colloquial) or {いやらしい} (dirty, suggestive). Often seen in news reporting and legal contexts.