エロい

えろい
adjective-i
erotic; sexy; dirty; lewd (informal)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Presentエロいエロくない
Pastエロかったエロくなかった
て formエロくてエロくなくて
Adverbialエロく
Conditional ばエロければエロくなければ
Conditional たらエロかったらエロくなかったら
1. erotic; sexy; dirty; lewd
Colloquial i-adjective from エロ (a clipping of 'erotic'). Describes something sexually suggestive or raunchy, or a person who is perverted.
その(ふく)、ちょっとエロいね。
That outfit is a bit sexy.
エロい冗談(じょうだん)苦手(にがて)だ。
I'm not good with dirty jokes.
(かれ)はいつもエロいことばかり(かんが)えていると、友達(ともだち)にからかわれている。
His friends tease him that he's always thinking about nothing but dirty things.

Slang i-adjective from エロ (a clipping of 'erotic'). Casual and somewhat coarse; fine among friends but inappropriate in formal or polite settings.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • エロい(ほん): a dirty book
  • エロい()()る: to look at (someone) lustfully
  • エロい(はなし): dirty talk

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • いやらしい: lewd, indecent — closer in nuance but slightly less slangy
  • 下品(げひん)な: vulgar — broader, not necessarily sexual