"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 (少年愛; shōnen ai) using Japanese vocabulary. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|少女愛|tr=shōjo ai}} Japanese 少女愛 (shōjo 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 Categories (topical): Japanese fiction, Japanese pornography, Romance fiction
    Sense id: en-shoujo_ai-en-noun-nnlnQloV Disambiguation of Japanese pornography: 40 36 24 Disambiguation of Romance fiction: 37 36 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English neologisms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 48 5 Disambiguation of English neologisms: 49 46 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 38 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 45 3 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 Categories (topical): Japanese fiction, Erotic literature, Japanese pornography, Romance fiction
    Sense id: en-shoujo_ai-en-noun-Qu9dKYbo Disambiguation of Erotic literature: 32 42 27 Disambiguation of Japanese pornography: 40 36 24 Disambiguation of Romance fiction: 37 36 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English neologisms, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 48 5 Disambiguation of English neologisms: 49 46 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 45 3 Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
  3. (slang) lolicon. Tags: slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Japanese pornography, LGBTQ, Romance fiction
    Sense id: en-shoujo_ai-en-noun-dwyHnp0Q Disambiguation of Japanese pornography: 40 36 24 Disambiguation of LGBTQ: 29 21 50 Disambiguation of Romance fiction: 37 36 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: shounen ai, lolicon, yuri, yaoi
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