Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
すけ > す
Grade: 3
へい > べい
Grade: 3
yutōyomi
Alternative spellings
助平
助兵衛

Etymology edit

Taken to be a variant of 好兵衛 (sukibē), from the personification of 好き (suki, like). First attested in the early Edo period. The kanji 助け平 and 助兵衛 are ateji.

Adjective edit

()(べい) or ()() or ()() or ()(べえ) (sukebei or sukebe or sukebē-na (adnominal ()(べい) (sukebei na), adverbial ()(べい) (sukebei ni))

  1. lecherous, lewd

Inflection edit

Noun edit

()(べい) or ()() or ()() or ()(べえ) (sukebei or sukebe or sukebē

  1. (informal) lewdness, lechery
  2. (informal) a lecher