男の娘

Japanese

Kanji in this term
男	娘
おとこ Grade: 1	こ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

Derived from changing the 子(こ) (ko, “child”) of 男(おとこ)の子(こ) (otokonoko, “boy”) into 娘(こ) (ko, “girl”).

Noun

男(おとこ)の娘(こ) or 男(オトコ)の娘(コ) • (otokonoko) 

1. A male who has feminine appearance and mannerisms; femboy.

Descendants

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 男娘 (nánniáng)

See also

• 女装(じょそう) (josō): male-to-female cross-dressing
  • 女(じょ)装(そ)子(こ) (josoko): male-to-female crossdresser