“Adultery” in Japanese
Short answer
Adultery in Japanese is “不倫” (furin). Full meaning: adultery, impropriety, (an) affair, immorality.
Other ways to say “Adultery” in Japanese
姦通
kantsuu adultery
相姦
soukan adultery
姦淫
kanin adultery, fornication, illicit intercourse
密通
mittsuu adultery, illicit intercourse; secret communication (e.g. with the enemy)
ふりん
furin adultery, impropriety, (an) affair, immorality
不倫罪
furinzai (crime of) adultery
姦通罪
kantsuuzai (the crime of) adultery
婚外性交
kongaiseikou adultery, extra-marital intercourse
不義密通
fugimittsuu adultery, infidelity
間男
maotoko married woman's secret lover, paramour; adultery (by a married woman)
不義
fugi immorality, injustice, misconduct, impropriety, perfidy; adultery, infidelity, cuckoldry
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