"shoujo ai" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Two connected etymologies. Either interpreted as a loan translation of Japanese 少女愛 (shōjo ai), or a specialized neologism created in analogy to shounen ai (Japanese 少年愛(しょうねんあい) (shōnen'ai)) using Japanese vocabulary. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|少女愛|tr=shōjo ai}} Japanese 少女愛 (shōjo ai), {{m+|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|少年愛|しょうねんあい}} 少年愛(しょうねんあい) (shōnen'ai) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|nolinkhead=1}} shoujo ai (uncountable)
  1. (Japanese fiction) Anime and manga that explore emotional, but largely platonic, homoerotic relationships between women. Tags: Japanese, uncountable
    Sense id: en-shoujo_ai-en-noun-nnlnQloV Categories (other): Japanese fiction, English entries with incorrect language header, English neologisms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Erotic literature, LGBTQ Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 15 11 Disambiguation of English neologisms: 70 17 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 13 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 10 8 Disambiguation of Erotic literature: 37 28 36 Disambiguation of LGBTQ: 18 41 41 Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
  2. (Japanese fiction, slang) A genre of manga, anime, or hentai featuring lesbian sex and romance; yuri. Tags: Japanese, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-shoujo_ai-en-noun-Qu9dKYbo Categories (other): Japanese fiction, Erotic literature, LGBTQ, Romance fiction Disambiguation of Erotic literature: 37 28 36 Disambiguation of LGBTQ: 18 41 41 Disambiguation of Romance fiction: 30 55 14 Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
  3. (slang) Lolicon. Tags: slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-shoujo_ai-en-noun-5Ns0m9gs Categories (other): Erotic literature, Japanese pornography, LGBTQ Disambiguation of Erotic literature: 37 28 36 Disambiguation of Japanese pornography: 16 12 73 Disambiguation of LGBTQ: 18 41 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lolicon, shounen ai, yaoi, yuri
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