Meaning

(uncountable, Japanese fiction) Attraction (often erotic) to fictional depictions of young, typically prepubescent girls..

Definitions by Sense

1. (uncountable, Japanese fiction) Attraction (often erotic) to fictional depictions of young, typically prepubescent girls.
2. (countable, Japanese fiction) An individual who is attracted to such depictions.
3. (uncountable, Japanese fiction) Erotic or suggestive artwork depicting young, typically prepubescent, girls.
4. (uncountable, Japanese contexts) Sexual attraction to or fascination with young girls in general.

Example Sentences

Innocence’s story—about female sex androids that kill their owners—is possible only in a Lolicon country like Japan. The androids are modeled after little girls[.]

A Japanese term derived from the English phrase “Lolita complex,” lolicon describes a fascination with cartoons of very young-looking girls engaged in varying degrees of erotic behavior.

I don't need to hear you are becoming a lolicon.

Ken's a lolicon (pedophile).

Hey, don't take me for a lolicon: I'm not! It is just that I find that kind of anime... fun, refreshing.

I like lolis, I consider myself a lolicon, but I'm not attracted to real children. Your argument fails immediately there since most lolicons are not attracted to real children. Am I a pedophile?

let me say it again, lolicon and pedo are a different thing. japanese people are just saying it lolicon because in their mind, they already implanted the word of lolicon as pedo, but in anime community, pedo and lolicon are a different thing. why make it different ? so that we can see the difference from people who likes "fictional" little girl and from people who likes "real" little girl.

If you are into bishojo, loli-con, or bishonen materials, be advised that customs *does* frown on what might be considered pornography.

Word Forms

• lolicons
• lolicom
• loli-con
• lolikon
• roricon
• rorikon

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Use lolicon when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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