腐女子
Chinese edit
decay; rotten | woman; female; daughter | ||
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trad. (腐女子) | 腐 | 女子 | |
simp. #(腐女子) | 腐 | 女子 |
Etymology edit
Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 腐女子 (fujoshi).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
腐女子
Synonyms edit
- 腐女 (fǔnǚ)
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | ||
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腐 | 女 | 子 |
ふ Grade: S |
じょ Grade: 1 |
し Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Etymology edit
腐 (fu, “rotten”) + 女子 (joshi, “woman”), a pun on homophonous 婦女子 (fujoshi, “women”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- (slang) A girl/woman who likes homosexual male relationships, a female who enjoys observing relations between gay men/boys.
- (slang) A female who enjoys yaoi.
- (slang, derogatory, by extension) A female who is a fan of manga and/or anime.
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Descendants edit
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | ||
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腐 | 女 | 子 |