noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. blasphemy, profanity, sacrilege, desecration, defilement.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
冒涜 ぼうとく
 
 
冒とく ぼうとく
冒瀆 ぼうとく
冒讀 ぼうとく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

risk, face, defy
ボウ おか.す (7th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
defile, blaspheme, ditch
トク トウ けが.す (Kentei Pre-1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
sell
う.る バイ うり (2nd, N4)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ さむらい お (4th, N1)
a net, net-like, radical 122
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)