助け平

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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