Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Hyōgai
かん
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Noun

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()(かん) (shikan

  1. necrophilia; sex acts with a corpse

Usage notes

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Usually refers to the act of sexual relations with a corpse, as 死体性愛 and 屍慾 / 死欲 refers to the attraction without a necessary sex act, however, this distinction is not always made and can be interchangeable.