ニューハーフ

Japanese edit

 ニューハーフ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology edit

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from new +‎ half[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) ニューハーフ [nyùúháꜜàfù] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ɯ̟ᵝːha̠ːɸɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun edit

ニューハーフ (nyūhāfu

  1. male-to-female crossdresser
  2. trans woman

Descendants edit

  • English: newhalf

References edit

  1. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN