羌族

ja-pos

羌族(チャンぞく) or 羌(きょう)族(ぞく) • (Chanzoku or Kyōzoku)

羌族 (canonical)
羌族 (canonical)
Chanzoku (romanization)
Kyōzoku (romanization)

1996 November 1, Ryū Fujisaki, “第(だい)７回(かい) 妲(だっ)己(き)ちゃん 蠆(たい)盆(ぼん)を造(つく)る [Chapter 7: Daji-chan Devises the Chaipen]”, in 封(ほう)神(しん)演(えん)義(ぎ) [Investiture of the Gods], volume 1 (fiction; paperback), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 104:

あはん♡馬鹿な太公望ちゃん♡

あはん♡馬鹿な太公望ちゃん♡

あはん♡馬鹿な太公望ちゃん♡


不良少年

ja-noun

不(ふ)良(りょう)少(しょう)年(ねん) • (furyōshōnen) ^(←ふりやうせうねん (furyauseunen)?)

不良少年 (canonical)
furyōshōnen (romanization)
furyauseunen (romanization)
ふりやうせうねん (hiragana historical)

[ɸɯ̟ɾʲo̞ːɕo̞ːnẽ̞ɴ]

From 不良(ふりょう) (furyō, “bad”) + 少年(しょうねん) (shōnen, “boy”).

ja-com

非行少年

非行少年 ひこうしょうねん


子等

From Old Japanese.
From 子 (ko, “child”) + 等 (-ra, pluralizing and softening suffix).

suf

2016 April 23, “エムラクールの孵(ふ)化(か)者(しゃ) [Emrakul’s Hatcher]”, in エルドラージ覚醒 [Eldrazi Awakening], Wizards of the Coast:

Wordlessly it leads its abhorrent brood.

それは黙ったまま忌まわしき子らを率いる。

Sore wa damatta mama imawashiki kora o hikiiru.


アングル

アングルの橙色の重い本

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, French painter


駙馬

(historical, monarchy) a Chinese prince consort, the husband of a 公主 (kōshu, “Chinese princess”) and son-in-law of the Chinese emperor


獣医師

ja-noun

獣(じゅう)医(い)師(し) • (jūishi) ^(←じういし (ziuisi)?)

獣医師 (canonical)
jūishi (romanization)
ziuisi (romanization)
じういし (hiragana historical)

獣 (jū, “beast”) + 医師 (ishi, “physician”)


御袋

[o̞ɸɯ̟̊kɯ̟ɾo̞]

御 (o-, honorific prefix) + 袋 (fukuro, “pouch; sack”)

pre

1977, “北国の春”, いではく (lyrics), 遠藤実 (music), performed by 千昌夫:

季節が都会では わからないだろと
届いたおふくろの 小さな包み
あの故郷へ 帰ろかな帰ろかな

kisetsu ga tokai de wa wakaranai daro to
todoita o-fukuro no chīsana tsutsumi
ano furusato e kaero ka na kaero ka na

Mother sent me a little package
figuring that it's hard to tell what season it is in the city
Should I return home? Should I return?


新妻

ja-noun

新(にい)妻(づま) • (nīzuma) ^(←にひづま (nifiduma)?)

新妻 (canonical)
nīzuma (romanization)
nifiduma (romanization)
にひづま (hiragana historical)

Daijisen#Online_search_engines
Kōjien
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Shinmura Izuru

Compound of 新 (nī, “new”) + 妻 (tsuma, “wife”).
First cited to roughly 1500.


新妻

ja-pos

新(にい)妻(づま) • (Nīzuma) ^(←にひづま (Nifiduma)?)

新妻 (canonical)
Nīzuma (romanization)
Nifiduma (romanization)
にひづま (hiragana historical)


新妻

Probably a reanalysis of 新妻 (nīzuma), applying the expected on'yomi instead.
First cited to 1878.


覇者

2007 October 20, Izawa, Hiroshi with Yamada, Kotaro, “最(さい)終(しゅう)話(わ) それぞれの道(みち)へ [Final Chapter: Epilog]”, in ファイアーエムブレム 覇者の剣 [Fire Emblem: Sword of Champions], Jump Remix edition, volume 5 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 361:

碧き覇者アル

a champion (someone who has been winner in a contest)


守り人

守り (mori, “guarding”) + 人 (hito, “person”)

com

精霊の守り人


絶対菜食主義者

ja-noun

ぜったいさいしょくしゅぎしゃ

絶(ぜっ)対(たい)菜(さい)食(しょく)主(しゅ)義(ぎ)者(しゃ) • (zettaisaishokushugisha)

絶対菜食主義者 (canonical)
zettaisaishokushugisha (romanization)

絶対(ぜったい)菜(さい)食(しょく)主(しゅ)義(ぎ) (zettaisaishokushugi, “veganism”) + 者(しゃ) (-sha, “-er”)

com-ja

ぜったい%さい%しょく%しゅ%ぎ

菜食主義者

菜食主義者 さいしょくしゅぎしゃ


両声類

両声類 (canonical)
ryōseirui (romanization)

Pun on 両生類(りょうせいるい) (ryōseirui, “amphibian”), swapping 生(せい) (sei, “living”) with 声(せい) (sei, “voice”): "both-voices-type".

(Internet slang) singer who can sing in both a masculine and a feminine voice


拳闘家

(obsolete) Synonym of ボクサー (bokusā, “boxer”) (participant in a boxing match)


殺し屋

殺し屋 (canonical)
koroshiya (romanization)

殺し (koroshi, “killing”, from 殺す (korosu, “to kill”)) + 屋 (-ya, “commodity or service provider”)

suf

from <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">殺す</i> (korosu, “to kill”)

2010 December 8, Hideaki Sorachi, “第(だい)三(さん)百(びゃく)二(に)十(じゅう)訓(くん) 滅(めっ)殺(さつ)ＶＳ(バーサス)必(ひっ)殺(さつ) [Lesson 320: Extermination vs. Assassination]”, in 銀(ぎん)魂(たま) [Silver Soul], volume 37 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:

What the hell is a hitman specializing in T-shirts!? He’s not even an actual hit man!! He’s just some dude wearing a goddamn T-shirt!!

Ｔシャツ専門の殺し屋て何だァァァァ‼最早殺し屋でもなんでもねーよ‼ただのＴシャツ着たオッさんだよ‼

Tī-shatsu senmon no koroshiya te nan daaaaa‼ Mohaya koroshiya de mo nan de mo nē yo‼ Tada no tī-shatsu kita ossan da yo‼


マグダラのマリア

ja-pos

^マグダラ の ^マリア

マグダラ (Magudara, “Magdala”) + の (no, “'s”) + マリア (Maria, “Mary”), calque of Latin Maria Magdalena.


十字軍

ja-noun

十(じゅう)字(じ)軍(ぐん) • (jūjigun) ^(←じふじぐん (zifuzigun)?)

十字軍 (canonical)
jūjigun (romanization)
zifuzigun (romanization)
じふじぐん (hiragana historical)

[d͡ʑɨːʑiɡɯ̟̃ɴ]

Compound of 十字(じゅうじ) (jūji, “cross”) + 軍(ぐん) (gun, “army”).


鋳掛師

鋳掛 (ikake, “tinkering”) + 師 (-shi, “master”)


鋳掛屋

鋳掛 (ikake, “tinkering”) + 屋 (-ya, “-er”)


コスプレイヤー

→ English: cosplayer


レイヤー

ja-noun

レイヤー • (reiyā)

かわいいレイヤーと写真を撮る

コスプレイヤー コスプレイヤー#Japanese

Short for コスプレイヤー (kosupureiyā, “cosplayer”).


真犯人

真犯人 (canonical)
shinhannin (romanization)

[ɕĩɰ̃hã̠ɲ̟ːĩɴ]

From 真 (shin, “true”) + 犯人 (hannin, “culprit”).

com

2000 February 17, Seimaru Amagi with Sato, Fumiya, “FILE(ファイル) 1(いち) 明(あけ)智(ち)少(しょう)年(ねん) 最(さい)初(しょ)の事(じ)件(けん) Farewell, My Dear Friend 〈問(もん)題(だい)編(へん)３(さん)〉 [File 1: Young Akechi First Case: Farewell, My Dear Friend ‹Problem 3›]”, in 明智警視の優雅なる事件簿 [Young Akechi Splendid Case Files], 3rd edition (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN:

—And it is... —you! You are the true culprit of this case!!

——これは‥———君だよ！君がこの事件の真犯人だ‼

——Kore wa‥ ———kimi da yo! Kimi ga kono jiken no shinhannin da‼


麗人

ja-noun

麗(れい)人(じん) • (reijin) ^(←れいじん (reizin)?)

麗人 (canonical)
reijin (romanization)
reizin (romanization)
れいじん (hiragana historical)

男装の麗人

a handsome woman in men's clothing (common collocation)

Synonym of 美人 (bijin, “beautiful woman”)


受験生

[d͡ʑɨkẽ̞ɰ̃se̞ː]

受験 (juken, “exam taking”) + 生 (-sei, “student”)

suf

student who is preparing for entrance exams


兄妹

From 兄 (kei, “elder brother”, 漢音 (kan'on)) + 妹 (“younger sister”, 呉音 (goon)), from Middle Chinese 兄妹 (MC xjwaeng mwojH). Compare 兄弟 (kyōdai, “elder brother and younger brother”), 姉弟 (shitei, “elder sister and younger brother”).

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<i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">漢音</i> (kan'on)

<i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">呉音</i> (goon)


兄妹

ja-noun

兄(きょう)妹(だい) • (kyōdai) ^(←きやうだい (kyaudai)?)

兄妹 (canonical)
kyōdai (romanization)
kyaudai (romanization)
きやうだい (hiragana historical)

1992 June 15, Mitsuru Adachi, “遠(とお)くて近(ちか)い大(おお)江(え)戸(ど)夢物語(ファンタジー)の巻(まき) [A Near-and-Far Ōedo Fantasy]”, in [虹色](NIJI-IRO)[とうがらし](TOHGARASHI) [Rainbow-Colored Peppers], volume 11 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 181:

You're sure a laid-back one though. Just the other day you were all Shichimi this, Shichimi that.
It can't be helped now that he's my brother.

しかしあなたもずいぶんアッサリした性格ね。いつこの間まで七味七味って騒いでたくせに。
兄妹ではいた仕方あるまい。

Shikashi anata mo zuibun assari shita seikaku ne. Itsu kono aida made Shichimi Shichimi tte sawaideta kuse ni.
Kyōdai de wa ita shikata aru mai.

1996 November 1 [1992 August 17], CLAMP, “嚆(こう)矢(し)Ⅰ(いち) [Overture I]”, in [X](エックス) [X], 25th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Kadokawa Shoten, →ISBN, page 15:

Those two are the sibling goal of this town

あの二人は町内自慢の兄妹だよ

Ano futari wa chōnai jiman no kyōdai da yo

Rare spelling of 兄弟 (“siblings”, literally “elder brother and younger brother”).


ホステス

a hostess (bargirl (a female companion))


ヒポクラテス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἱπποκράτης (Hippokrátēs)


単婚

一夫一婦制 一夫一婦制#Japanese

Synonym of 一夫一婦制 (ippuippusei, “monogamy”)


複婚

[ɸɯ̟̊kɯ̟kõ̞ɴ]

polygamy (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time)


一夫一婦制

一夫一婦制 (canonical)
ippuippusei (romanization)

一夫一婦 (ippu ippu, “one husband, one wife”) + 制 (-sei, “system”)


音鉄

(slang) fan of the sounds related to trains and rail transport (whistles, jingles, announcements, etc.)


ヴァイキング

[ba̠ikʲĩŋɡɯ̟]

(history) a Viking (one of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors)


アウグストゥス

[a̠ɯ̟ɡɯ̟sɨ̥tɯ̟sɨ]


墓マイラー

墓マイラー (canonical)
hakamairā (romanization)

Blend of Japanese 墓参り (hakamairi, “grave-visiting”) and English -er.

person who visits the graves of famous people for fun


とつぐ

ja-verb

とつぐ • (totsugu) intransitive godan (stem とつぎ (totsugi), past とついだ (totsuida))

totsugu (romanization)
とつぎ (stem)
とついだ (past)
とつが
totsuga
とつぎ
totsugi
とつぐ
totsugu
とつげ
totsuge
とつがれる (passive)
totsugareru (passive)
とつがせる (causative)
とつがす (causative)
totsugaseru (causative)
totsugasu (causative)
とつげる (potential)
totsugeru (potential)
とつごう (volitional)
totsugō (volitional)
とつがない (negative)
totsuganai (negative)
とつがず (continuative negative)
totsugazu (continuative negative)
とつぎます (formal)
totsugimasu (formal)
とついだ (perfective)
totsuida (perfective)
とついで (conjunctive)
totsuide (conjunctive)
とつげば (conditional hypothetical)
totsugeba (conditional hypothetical)

[to̞t͡sɨɡɯ̟]

(of a woman) to marry into the husband's family


影武者

影武者 (canonical)
kagemusha (romanization)

[ka̠ɡe̞mɯ̟ɕa̠]

影 (kage, “shadow”) + 武者 (musha, “warrior”)

com

1999 February 4, “紫(シ)炎(エン)の影(かげ)武(む)者(しゃ) [Shien’s Kagemusha]”, in Vol.1, Konami:

A body double who serves Shien. He wields a legendary fine sword.

シエンに仕える影武者。鋭い切れ味の名刀を持つ。

Shien ni tsukaeru kagemusha. Surudoi kireaji no meitō o motsu.


スチュワード

[sɨ̥t͡ɕɨβ̞a̠ːdo̞]


敵役

敵役 (canonical)
katakiyaku (romanization)


ゴールキーパー

ja-noun

ゴールキーパー • (gōrukīpā)

[ɡo̞ːɾɯ̟kʲiːpa̠ː]

1997 July 1, Mitsuru Adachi, “第(だい)１(いち)話(わ) キーパー [Chapter 1: Keeper]”, in じんべえ(JINBĒ) [Whale Shark] (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 23:

彼がということじゃなくて、ゴールキーパーが好きなの！

Kare ga to iu koto ja nakute, gōrukīpā ga suki nano!

As in the position of a goalkeeper, not him!

彼がということじゃなくて、ゴールキーパーが好きなの！

彼がということじゃなくて、ゴールキーパーが好きなの！

彼がということじゃなくて、ゴールキーパーが好きなの！


インマヌエル

[ĩmːa̠nɯ̟e̞ɾɯ̟]


ヨエル

ヨエル書


老頭児

老頭児(ロートル) • (rōtoru)

[ɾo̞ːto̞ɾɯ̟]

Borrowed from Mandarin 老頭兒／老头儿 (lǎotóur).

(dated, often self-deprecating) an old fart


おいぼれ

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 老(お)い耄(ぼ)れる (oiboreru, “to become senile”).

ja-etym-renyokei

(derogatory or humble) becoming senile, or someone who is senile and confused; dotage; dodderer; dotard


キャラバン

[kʲa̠ɾa̠bã̠ɴ]


手弱女

ja-noun

手弱女(たおやめ) • (taoyame) ^(←たをやめ (tawoyame)?)

手弱女 (canonical)
taoyame (romanization)
tawoyame (romanization)
たをやめ (hiragana historical)

⟨tawayame₁⟩ → */tawayamʲe/ → */tawəyame/ → /tawoyame/ → /taoyame/
Shift from Old Japanese 手弱女 (tawayame₁).
The use of 手弱 is an example of ateji (当て字), see classical verb 手弱し (tayowashi, “frail, weak”).


アマゾーン

ja-pos

アマゾーン • (Amazōn)

[a̠ma̠zõ̞ːɴ]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών sg (Amazṓn, “Amazon”)


アニメーター

ja-noun

アニメーター • (animētā)


ビッチ

2013 July 5, Hiro N, 哲人探偵・草倉哲二 [Tetsujin Tantei - Kusakura Tetsuji, Philosopher Detective - Tetsuji Kusakura] (fiction), Tokyo: Orion Books:

Chinatsu Takashima. That slut who ruined men.

Takashima Chinatsu. Otoko o hametsu saseta bitchi.

高島ちなつ。男を破滅させたビッチ。

(derogatory, slang) slut; woman of poor conduct or morals


レンジャー

レンジャー • (renjā)

[ɾẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑa̠ː]


写真家

写(しゃ)真(しん)家(か) • (shashinka) ^(←しやしんか (syasinka)?)

写真家 (canonical)
shashinka (romanization)
syasinka (romanization)
しやしんか (hiragana historical)


マーメイド

2000 April 20, “弓(ゆみ)を引(ひ)くマーメイド [Bow-Drawing Mermaid]”, in Booster 2, Konami:

A mermaid who normally hides inside her seashell, but who will shoot anyone who dares come near her.

普段は貝殻の中に身を隠し、近づく者に矢を放つマーメイド。

Fudan wa kaigara no naka ni mi o kakushi, chikazuku mono ni ya o hanatsu māmeido.

1999 August 26, “海(うな)原(ばら)の女(おんな)戦(せん)士(し) [Lady Warrior of the Depths]”, in Booster 4, Konami:

A mermaid who serves the Sea God. Her duty is to guard his holy realm.

海の神に仕えるマーメイド。神聖な領域を守っている。

Umi no Kami ni tsukaeru māmeido. Shinsei na ryōiki o mamotteiru.


エイリアン

2004 December 31, Hideaki Sorachi, “第(だい)三(さん)十(じゅう)二(に)訓(くん) 海(うみ)の水(みず)がなぜしょっぱいかだと？ オメーら都(と)会(かい)人(じん)が泳(およ)ぎながら用(よう)足(た)してくからだろーがァァ‼ [Lesson 32: Why’s Sea Water So Salty? ’Cos You Urban Folks Keep Pissin’ Around Whenever You Go Swimmin’!!]”, in 銀(ぎん)魂(たま) [Silver Soul], volume 5 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:

エイリアン一本釣りだ！

エイリアン一本釣りだ！

What? Alien extermination? Like what? For real?

は？えいりあん退治？え？ホントに来たの？

Synonym of 宇宙人 (uchūjin, “alien”) (life form of non-Earth origin)


上様

上(うえ)様(さま) • (uesama) ^(←うへさま (ufesama)?)

上様 (canonical)
uesama (romanization)
ufesama (romanization)
うへさま (hiragana historical)

2006 November 7, Hideaki Sorachi, “第(だい)百(ひゃく)二(に)十(じゅう)八(はち)訓(くん) 運(うん)に身(み)分(ぶん)は関(かん)係(けい)ない [Lesson 128: Luck Has Nothing to Do with Social Status]”, in 銀(ぎん)魂(たま) [Silver Soul], volume 15 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:

上杉さんとかきき間違えたのではないか

Uesugi-san toka kiki machigaeta no de wa nai ka

Maybe you misheard it for Uesugi-san or something?

上杉さんとかきき間違えたのではないか

上杉さんとかきき間違えたのではないか

上杉さんとかきき間違えたのではないか

上杉さんとかきき間違えたのではないか

上杉さんとかきき間違えたのではないか

上杉さんとかきき間違えたのではないか

(honorific, address) form of address or reference for an emperor, shogun, or other individual of high social status: noble superior, Majesty, Highness, lordship


インタビュアー

インタビュアー • (intabyuā)


セザンヌ

[se̞zã̠nːɯ̟]


ゴーギャン

ja-pos

ゴーギャン • (Gōgyan)


ピンチランナー

[pʲĩɲ̟t͡ɕiɾã̠nːa̠ː]

(baseball, softball) Synonym of 代走 (daisō, “pinch runner”)


性奴

性奴 (canonical)
seido (romanization)
せいど (hiragana historical)


オフィスレディー

ja-noun

オフィスレディー • (ofisu redī)

→ Cantonese: OL

→ English: OL

→ Korean: 오피스 레이디 (opiseu reidi)

→ Mandarin: OL

→ Russian: о́фис-ле́ди (ófis-lédi)

[o̞ɸʲisɨ ɾe̞dʲiː]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from office + lady, equivalent to オフィス (ofisu) + レディー (redī).

pseudo-loan

an "office lady" (female office worker responsible chiefly for menial, non-aspirational tasks)


転売ヤー

転売ヤー (canonical)
tenbaiyā (romanization)

Blend of 転売 (“reselling”) + バイヤー (“buyer”).


代走

From 代 (dai, “substitute”) + 走 (sō, “to run”).


デリ嬢

[de̞ɾʲiʑo̞ː]

woman who works for a "delivery health"; prostitute


テモテ

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Τιμόθεος (Timótheos). The route of borrowing and the reason for the phonetic transition to Temote is unclear.

テモテへの手紙一

テモテへの手紙二


VIPPER

(Internet slang) A person who frequents the ニュース速報(VIP) (Nyūsu Sokuhō (VIP), “Breaking News (VIP)”) board on 2channel.


ふたなり

ja-noun

ふたなり or フタナリ • (futanari) ^(←ふたなり (futanari)?)

ふたなり (canonical)
フタナリ (canonical)
futanari (romanization)
ふたなり (hiragana historical)

→ English: futanari, futa

→ Mandarin: 扶他那裡／扶他那里 (fútānàlǐ)

⇒ Cantonese: 扶他 (fu⁴ taa¹)

[ɸɯ̟ta̠na̠ɾʲi]

(now chiefly pornography) futanari (person with both male and female secondary sex characteristics, generally having a female body and a penis)


舎利弗

舎利弗 (canonical)
Sharihotsu (romanization)

From Middle Chinese 舍利弗 (MC syaeX|syaeH lijH pjut), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit शारिपुत्र (Śāriputra).

(Buddhism) Śāriputra, one of the disciples of Gautama Buddha


舎利子

From Middle Chinese 舍利子 (MC syaeX|syaeH lijH tsiX).
Literally “Śāri's son”, or erroneously, “Master Śāri”.

舎利子。色不異空。空不異色。色即是空。空即是色。受想行識亦復如是。舎利子。是諸法空相。不生不滅。不垢不浄。不増不減。

7th century, Shorter Prajñāpāramitā-hṛdaya Sutra (translation by Xuanzang)

“Shariputra, form is no other than emptiness; emptiness no other than form[,] form is exactly emptiness; emptiness exactly form. The same is true of feelings, perceptions, impulses, consciousness. Shariputra, all things are marked by emptiness: not born, not destroyed, not tainted, not pure, without gain, without loss.”

Sharishi, shiki fu i kū, kū fu i shiki, shiki soku ze kū, kū soku ze shiki. Ju sō gyō shiki, yaku bu nyoze. Sharishi, ze shohō kūsō, fu shō fu metsu, fu ku fu jō, fu zō fu gen.

(Buddhism) Synonym of 舎利弗 (Sharihotsu): Śāriputra, one of the disciples of Gautama Buddha


グラドル

グラビアアイドル グラビアアイドル#Japanese

Clipping of グラビアアイドル (gurabia aidoru, “pin-up girl”).


グラビアアイドル

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from gravure + idol, equivalent to グラビア (gurabia) + アイドル (aidoru).

pseudo-loan

A pin-up girl, a (generally young) woman featured in sexy or alluring photographs or other images. Often pictured in a bikini or similarly revealing costume, but not nude.


ヒッキー

ja-pos

ヒッキー • (Hikkī)

(informal) Hikaru Utada, singer-songwriter.


シュワちゃん

From シュワ (Shuwa, clipping of シュワルツェネッガー (Shuwarutseneggā, “Schwarzenegger”)) + ちゃん (-chan, endearment suffix).

suf

clipping of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">シュワルツェネッガー</i> (Shuwarutseneggā, “Schwarzenegger”)

Arnold Schwarzenegger
w:Arnold Schwarzenegger


風俗嬢

Compound of 風俗 (fūzoku, “sex work”) + 嬢 (jō, “young lady”).

compound

2001, Kureichi Matsuzawa, Fūzoku Zemināru [Sex industry seminar], →OCLC, page 9:

聞いたところによると、風俗嬢との兼業が増えたため、風俗仕事をやったことがバレると、すぐにクビというキャバクラもあるそうですな（クビになった子が言っていた）。

風俗仕事 ふうぞくしごと

Kīta tokoro ni yoru to, fūzokujō to no kengyō ga fueta tame, fūzoku shigoto o yatta koto ga bareru to, sugu ni kubi to iu kyabakura mo aru sō desu na (kubi ni natta ko ga itte ita).

From what I have heard, since increasing numbers moonlight as sex workers, if it is exposed that they have done sex work, cabaret hostesses have been fired on the spot (according to people who have been fired).

a woman who works in the sex industry, a woman sex worker


マヌカン

[ma̠nɯ̟kã̠ɴ]

From French mannequin, from Dutch manneken (“little man”, literally “mankin”).

der

Alternative form of マネキン (manekin, “mannequin”)


マネキン

From English mannequin, from French mannequin, from Dutch manneken (“little man”, literally “mankin”).

ja:マネキン ja:マネキン人形


鉄オタ

From 鉄道 (tetsudō, “railway”) + オタク (otaku).


アシスタントディレクター

ja-noun

アシスタント ディレクター

アシスタントディレクター

[a̠ɕisɨ̥tã̠nto̞ dʲiɾe̞kɯ̟̊ta̠ː]

(film, television, radio) an assistant director


動画マン

動画マン (canonical)
dōga man (romanization)

From 動画 (dōga, “in-between frame”) + マン (“man”).

af

原画のデータを受け取った動画マンはまず、動画用のタイムシートを作成します

Genga no dēta o uketotta dōga man wa mazu, dōgayō no taimushīto o sakusei shimasu

After receiving the keyframes, the inbetweener then starts by making notes on an X-sheet for drawing in-between frames


パパ・ブッシュ

From パパ (papa, “father”) + ブッシュ (Busshu, “Bush”), to distinguish him from George W. Bush, his son and the 43rd President.

(informal) George H. W. Bush, 41st president of the United States


童女

童女 (canonical)
dōjo (romanization)
doudyo (romanization)
どうぢょ (hiragana historical)
童女 (canonical)
dōnyo (romanization)

(uncommon) Synonym of 少女 (shōjo, “young girl”)


童女

ja-noun

童(わらわ)女(め) • (warawame) ^(←わらはめ (warafame)?)

童女 (canonical)
warawame (romanization)
warafame (romanization)
わらはめ (hiragana historical)

(archaic) Synonym of 少女 (shōjo, “young girl”)


陰謀論者

陰謀論者 (canonical)
inbōronsha (romanization)

[ĩmbo̞ːɾõ̞ɰ̃ɕa̠]

From 陰謀論 (inbōron, “conspiracy theory”) + 者 (-sha, “-ist”).


グラフィッカー

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from graphic + -er.

pseudo-loan

person who produces CG (computer graphics)


海将補

海将 (kaishō, “vice admiral”) + 補 (-ho, “assistant”)

suf

(military, of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) a rear admiral


空将補

空将 (kūshō, “lieutenant general”) + 補 (-ho, “assistant”)

(military, of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force) a major general


陸将

ja-noun

陸(りく)将(しょう) • (rikushō) ^(←りくしやう (rikusyau)?)

陸将 (canonical)
rikushō (romanization)
rikusyau (romanization)
りくしやう (hiragana historical)

[ɾʲikɯ̟̊ɕo̞ː]

(military, of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force) a lieutenant general


陸将補

陸将補 (canonical)
rikushōho (romanization)

陸将 (rikushō, “lieutenant general”) + 補 (-ho, “assistant”)

suf

(military, of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force) a major general


海将

ja-noun

海(かい)将(しょう) • (kaishō) ^(←かいしやう (kaisyau)?)

海将 (canonical)
kaishō (romanization)
kaisyau (romanization)
かいしやう (hiragana historical)

(military, of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) a vice admiral


准海尉

准 (jun-, “semi-”) + 海尉 (kaii, “junior officer”)

pre

(military, of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) a warrant officer


准空尉

准 (jun-, “semi-”) + 空尉 (kūi, “junior officer”)

(military, of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force) a warrant officer


准陸尉

准 (jun-, “semi-”) + 陸尉 (rikui, “junior officer”)

(military, of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force) a warrant officer


空将

ja-noun

空(くう)将(しょう) • (kūshō) ^(←くうしやう (kuusyau)?)

空将 (canonical)
kūshō (romanization)
kuusyau (romanization)
くうしやう (hiragana historical)

(military, of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force) a lieutenant general


空佐

１等空佐

２等空佐

３等空佐

(military, of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force) a field officer


空士

空士長

１等空士

２等空士

３等空士

(military, of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force) an airman


海佐

１等海佐

２等海佐

３等海佐

(military, of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) a field officer


陸尉

陸尉 (canonical)
rikui (romanization)
rikwi (romanization)
りくゐ (hiragana historical)

１等陸尉

２等陸尉

３等陸尉

(military, of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force) a junior officer


空尉

空尉 (canonical)
kūi (romanization)
kuuwi (romanization)
くうゐ (hiragana historical)

１等空尉

２等空尉

３等空尉

(military, of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force) a junior officer


陸佐

[ɾʲikɯ̟̊sa̠]

１等陸佐

２等陸佐

３等陸佐

(military, of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force) a field officer


陸士

陸士長

１等陸士

２等陸士

３等陸士

(military, of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force) a soldier


海尉

海尉 (canonical)
kaii (romanization)
kaiwi (romanization)
かいゐ (hiragana historical)

１等海尉

２等海尉

３等海尉

(military, of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) a junior officer


海曹

海曹 (canonical)
kaisō (romanization)
kaisau (romanization)
かいさう (hiragana historical)

海曹長

１等海曹

２等海曹

３等海曹

non-commissioned officer
non-commissioned officer

(military, of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) a non-commissioned officer


陸曹

陸(りく)曹(そう) • (rikusō) ^(←りくさう (rikusau)?)

陸曹 (canonical)
rikusō (romanization)
rikusau (romanization)
りくさう (hiragana historical)

[ɾʲikɯ̟̊so̞ː]

陸曹長

１等陸曹

２等陸曹

３等陸曹

(military, of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force) a non-commissioned officer


空曹

空曹 (canonical)
kūsō (romanization)
kuusau (romanization)
くうさう (hiragana historical)

空曹長

１等空曹

２等空曹

３等空曹

(military, of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force) a non-commissioned officer


海士

海 (kai, “sea”) + 士 (-shi, “enlisted person”)

suf

海士長

１等海士

２等海士

３等海士

(military, of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) a sailor


沙翁

沙翁 • ^ (canonical)
沙翁 (canonical)
Saō (romanization)
Sawou (romanization)
Shaō (romanization)
Syawou (romanization)
さをう (hiragana historical)
しゃをう (hiragana historical)

沙 (clipping of a transcription of English Shakespeare, such as 沙比阿 (Shapia) or 沙吉比亜 (Shakipia)) + 翁 (“old man”). Compare Mandarin 莎翁 (Shāwēng).

(literary, obsolete) William Shakespeare, English playwright


サーファー

ja-noun

サーファー • (sāfā)


バニーガール

バニーガール • (banī gāru)

[ba̠ɲ̟iː ɡa̠ːɾɯ̟]


グラフィックデザイナー

グラフィック デザイナー

[ɡɯ̟ɾa̠ɸʲik̚kɯ̟ de̞za̠ina̠ː]

ja:グラフィックデザイナー


ドメスティックバイオレンス

ドメスティック バイオレンス

ja:ドメスティックバイオレンス


兵長

兵(へい)長(ちょう) • (heichō) ^(←へいちやう (feityau)?)

兵長 (canonical)
heichō (romanization)
feityau (romanization)
へいちやう (hiragana historical)

[he̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]


ペトロ

シモン・ペトロ


エレベーターガール

エレベーターガール • (erebētā gāru)

[e̞ɾe̞be̞ːta̠ː ɡa̠ːɾɯ̟]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from elevator + girl


先夫

one's ex-husband, former husband separated by divorce


セム

セム族

セム語派

(attributive) the quality of being Semitic


お坊さん

From 坊 (“monk”) + さん, an honorific sometimes used with job titles.

(informal, honorific) a Buddhist monk, a bonze


ヌルゲーマー

ja-noun

ヌルゲーマー • (nurugēmā)

[nɯ̟ɾɯ̟ɡe̞ːma̠ː]

Blend of ヌルゲー (nurugē) + ゲーマー (gēmā, “gamer”).

blend

(slang, derogatory) person who always plays video games that are excessively easy; casual


ツイッタラー

Formed in Japanese as ツイッター (Tsuittā, “Twitter”) + er (er), or borrowed from English twitterer.

(Internet) Twitter user, Twitter blogger, tweeter, twitterer, tweep (slang)


ものしり

Compound of 物 (mono, “thing, things”) + 知り (shiri, “knowing; knower”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 知る (shiru, “to know something”)).


ミダース

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Μίδας (Mídas)


姉弟

ja-noun

姉(きょう)弟(だい) • (kyōdai) ^(←きやうだい (kyaudai)?)

姉弟 (canonical)
kyōdai (romanization)
kyaudai (romanization)
きやうだい (hiragana historical)

早坂姉弟

the Hayasaka siblings (characters in the Buso Renkin manga series)

Rare spelling of 兄弟 (“siblings”, literally “elder brother and younger brother”).


同い年

同い年 (canonical)
onaidoshi (romanization)

being born in the same year, or someone born in the same year


中間子

中(ちゅう)間(かん)子(こ) or 中(ちゅう)間(かん)子(し) • (chūkanko or chūkanshi)

中間子 (canonical)
中間子 (canonical)
chūkanko (romanization)
chūkanshi (romanization)

[t͡ɕɨːkã̠ŋko̞]

[t͡ɕɨːkã̠ɰ̃ɕi]


石工

石工 (canonical)
ishiku (romanization)
isiku (romanization)
いしく (hiragana historical)


ネイリスト

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from nail + -ist.


ナタン

ja:ナタン (預言者)


稗官

ja-noun

稗(はい)官(かん) • (haikan) ^(←はいくわん (faikwan)?)

稗官 (canonical)
haikan (romanization)
faikwan (romanization)
はいくわん (hiragana historical)

(historical) petty official tasked with collecting public gossip


プーチン

ウラジーミル・プーチン

Пу́тин Путин#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian surname Пу́тин (Pútin), Putin


性奴隷

From 性(せい) (sei, “sex”) + 奴隷(どれい) (dorei, “slave”).

ja-compound

性的奴隷

性的奴隷 せいてきどれい


余子

any child who is not the direct heir; any other person, someone else


上長

ja-noun

上(じょう)長(ちょう) • (jōchō)

[d͡ʑo̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]


中国暦

中国暦 (canonical)
chūgokureki (romanization)


アンチ

Pop Team Epic
さてはアンチだなオメー
sate wa anchi da na omē
so you're a hater, yeah?


卑弥呼

Cao Wei
Daijirin
Daijisen
Records of the Three Kingdoms
ja:松村明

First attested in the 三国志 (Sangokushi, “Records of the Three Kingdoms”), particularly in the 魏志倭人伝 (Gishi Wajinden, “Records of Cao Wei on the Account of the People of Wa”).
From Literary Chinese 卑彌呼 (OC *pie mie hɑ) in Later Han pronunciation, the original pronunciation remains uncertain.


2ちゃんねらー

2ちゃんねらー (canonical)
Ni-channerā (romanization)

(Internet slang) A member of the online 2channel community.


スイーツ(笑)

スイーツ かっこ わらい

スイーツ (canonical)
suītsu kakko warai (romanization)

スイーツ (suītsu, “sweets”) + (笑(わらい)) (kakko warai, “LOL”), mocking women who refer to sweets using the loanword スイーツ (suītsu) instead of words like 菓子(かし) (kashi).

(Internet slang, derogatory) woman who mindlessly follows trends


審判員

審判員 (canonical)
shinpan'in (romanization)

[ɕĩmpã̠ɰ̃ĩɴ]


ビアン

Coined to replace the derogatory term レズ (rezu).
See レズ on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ʲᵃ

pedia

レズ#詳細・「ビアン」と「レズ」

レズビアン レズビアン#Japanese

(LGBT slang) Short for レズビアン (rezubian, “lesbian”).


町人

ja-noun

町(ちょう)人(にん) • (chōnin) ^(←ちやうにん (tyaunin)?)

町人 (canonical)
chōnin (romanization)
tyaunin (romanization)
ちやうにん (hiragana historical)

[t͡ɕo̞ːɲ̟ĩɴ]

From 町 (chō, “town”) + 人 (-nin, “-person”).

町人貴族


サークルクラッシャー

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from circle + crasher


スキーヤー

ja-noun

スキーヤー • (sukīyā)


蛇使い

蛇(へび)使(つか)い • (hebitsukai) ^(←へびつかひ (febitukafi)?)

蛇使い (canonical)
hebitsukai (romanization)
febitukafi (romanization)
へびつかひ (hiragana historical)

From 蛇 (hebi, “snake”) + 使い (tsukai, “using; user; taming; tamer”).


長兄

ja-noun

長(ちょう)兄(けい) • (chōkei) ^(←ちやうけい (tyaukei)?)

長兄 (canonical)
chōkei (romanization)
tyaukei (romanization)
ちやうけい (hiragana historical)

[t͡ɕo̞ːke̞ː]


お釈迦

御 (o-, honorific prefix) + 釈迦 (Shaka, “Sakyamuni; Gautama Buddha”)


御主人

(honorific) husband (referring to someone else's husband, not one's own)


棒振り

[bo̞ːɸɯ̟ɾʲi]


嬶天下

嬶天下 (canonical)
kakādenka (romanization)


水戸黄門

ja-pos

水(み)戸(と)黄(こう)門(もん) • (Mito Kōmon) ^(←みとくわうもん (Mito Kwaumon)?)

水戸黄門 (canonical)
Mito Kōmon (romanization)
Mito Kwaumon (romanization)
みとくわうもん (hiragana historical)

Compound of 水戸 (Mito, a domain in present-day Ibaraki Prefecture) + 黄門 (kōmon, a rank in equivalence to a “middle councillor” in medieval Japan).

com

(historical) a nickname of Tokugawa Mitsukuni, the second daimyo of Mito Domain


むらびと

murabito (romanization)
むらびと (hiragana historical)

From 村(むら) (mura) + 人(ひと) (hito). The hito changes to bito as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


ヒンドゥー

ja-noun

ヒンドゥー • (Hindū)


プルタルコス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Πλούταρχος (Ploútarkhos)


タレス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Θαλῆς (Thalês)


ヘーシオドス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἡσῐ́οδος (Hēsíodos)


エウクレイデス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Εὐκλείδης (Eukleídēs)


クメール・ルージュ

ja-pos

クメール・ルージュ • (Kumēru Rūju)

From French Khmers rouges pl (noun), khmer rouge (adjective).

ja:クメール・ルージュ


市警

Blend of 市 (shi, “city”) + 警察 (keisatsu, “police”)

blend

Freeze‼(動くな‼) This is L・A・P・D！(ロサンゼルス市警だ‼)

2000 July 7 [2000 May 17], Seimaru Amagi with Sato, Fumiya, “FILE(ファイル) 4(よん) 幽霊(ゴースト)ホテル殺(さつ)人(じん)事(じ)件(けん) The(ザ) Encounter(エンカウンター) 〈問(もん)題(だい)編(へん)１(いち)〉 [File 4: The Ghost Hotel Murder Case: The Encounter ‹Problem 1›]”, in 明智警視の優雅なる事件簿 [Superintendent Akechi Elegant Case Files], 3rd edition (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN:

Freeze!! This is the LAPD! (Los Angeles city police!!)

Freeze‼ (Ugoku na‼) This is L.A.P.D.! (Rosanzerusu Shikei da‼)


キュロス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Κῦρος (Kûros)

lbor

わが名(わ)はサルク！主(あるじ)はカンビュセス‼キュロスの子(こ)アフラ・マズダのよみし給(たま)う者(もの)ペルシア王(おう)にして諸(しょ)王(おう)の王(おう)‼

1987 March 20 [1987 February 20], Fujiko Fujio, “カンビュセスの籤(くじ) [Cambyses’s Drawing]”, in カンビュセスの籤(くじ) [Cambyses’s Drawing] (藤子不二雄 ＳＦ全短編; 1), 2nd edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Chuokoronsha, →ISBN, 第一章, page 280:

My name is Sarc! I serve Cambyses!! The king of the kings of Persia, son of Cyrus, celebrated by Ahura Mazda!!

Waga na wa Saruku! Aruji wa Kanbyusesu‼ Kyurosu no ko Afura Mazuda no yomishitamau mono Perushia ō ni shite shoō no ō‼


カンビュセス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Καμβύσης (Kambúsēs)

My name is Sarc! Servant of Cambyses!! The King of Kings of Persia, son of Cyrus, celebrated by Ahura Mazda!!

わが名はサルク！主はカンビュセス‼キュロスの子アフラ・マズダのよみし給う者ペルシア王にして諸王の王‼

Waga na wa Saruku! Aruji wa Kanbyusesu‼ Kyurosu no ko Afura Mazuda no yomishitamau mono Perushia Ō ni shite Shōō no Ō‼


クレオパトラ

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Κλεοπάτρα (Kleopátra)

2002 February 18, Inokuma, Shinobu, “LAST(ラスト) PART(パート) サラダデイズは永(えい)遠(えん)に… [Last Part: Forever Salad Days…]”, in SALAD(サラダ) DAYS(デイズ) [Salad Days], volume 18 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, pages 187–188:

A quote from Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra. Cleopatra said that when she was looking back at her past. We have some… "salad days", too, kinda like them.

シェイクスピアのね、「アントニーとクレオパトラ」の中の一節。過去をふり返ってクレオパトラが言う台詞だよ。あの二人は私たちの…〝サラダデイズ〟だわ。

Sheikusupia no ne,“Antonī to Kureopatora” no naka no issetsu. Kako o furikaette Kureopatora ga iu serifu da yo. Ano futari wa watashitachi no…〝sarada deizu〟da wa.

ja:クレオパトラ (曖昧さ回避)
ja:クレオパトラ7世


プトレマイオス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaîos)


釈迦牟尼

釈迦牟尼 (canonical)
Shakamuni (romanization)

[ɕa̠ka̠mɯ̟ɲ̟i]

From Chinese 釋迦牟尼／释迦牟尼 (Shìjiāmóuní), from Sanskrit शाक्यमुनि (śākyamuni).


アレクサンドロス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros). Doublet of アレクサンダー (Arekusandā).


アレクサンドロス大王

ja-pos

アレクサンドロス だいおう

アレクサンドロス大(だい)王(おう) • (Arekusandorosu Daiō)

アレクサンドロス大王 (canonical)
Arekusandorosu Daiō (romanization)

From アレクサンドロス (Arekusandorosu, “Alexander”) + 大王 (daiō, “great king”).

af

ja:アレクサンドロス3世


クエーカー

ja-noun

クエーカー • (Kuēkā)

[kɯ̟e̞ːka̠ː]


ピューリタン

[pʲɨːɾʲitã̠ɴ]


カリグラ

[ka̠ɾʲiɡɯ̟ɾa̠]


カール大帝

カール大帝 (canonical)
Kāru Taitei (romanization)

Calque of German Karl der Große, equivalent to カール (Kāru, “Carl; Karl; Charles”) + 大帝 (taitei, “great emperor”)

af

(history) Charlemagne; Charles the Great


ダチ

2006 July 9, Nobuhiro Watsuki, “第(だい)十(じゅう)五(ご)幕(まく) 「逃(とう)走(そう)麗(れい)女(じょ)」 [Act 15: “Escaped Beauty”]”, in るろうに剣(けん)心(しん) —明(めい)治(じ)剣(けん)客(かく)浪(ろ)漫(まん)譚(たん)— [Rurōni Kenshin: Ballad of a Meiji Swordsroamer], kanzenban edition, volume 2 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 142:

野郎 よくも俺の仲間を‼


ノルウェー人

ノルウェー人 (canonical)
noruwējin (romanization)

[no̞ɾɯ̟β̞e̞ːʑĩɴ]


アフリカ系アメリカ人

ja-noun

^アフリカ-けい ^アメリカ-じん

アフリカ系(けい)アメリカ人(じん) • (Afurika-kei Amerika-jin)

アフリカ系アメリカ人 (canonical)
Afurika-kei Amerika-jin (romanization)

From アフリカ (Afurika, “Africa”) + 系 (-kei, “lineage”) + アメリカ人 (Amerika-jin, “American”).

af

ja:アフリカ系アメリカ人


傀儡子

傀儡子 (canonical)
kugutsushi (romanization)

[kɯ̟ɡɯ̟t͡sɨɕi]

From 傀儡 (kugutsu, “puppet”, jukujikun (熟字訓)) + 子 (-shi, “master”).

suf

jukujikun (<i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">熟字訓</i>)

(historical) a wandering street puppeteer


傀儡師

傀儡師 (canonical)
kairaishi (romanization)

From 傀儡 (kairai, “puppet”) + 師 (-shi, “master”).

Synonym of 傀儡子 (kugutsushi, “wandering street puppeteer”)


傀儡師

傀儡師 (canonical)
kugutsushi (romanization)

1997 December 16, Yōzaburō Kanari with Satō, Fumiya, “速(はや)水(み)玲(れい)香(か)誘(ゆう)拐(かい)殺(さつ)人(じん)事(じ)件(けん)⑨(きゅう) [The Hayami Reika’s Kidnapping Murder Case #9]”, in 金(きん)田(だ)一(いち)少(しょう)年(ねん)の事(じ)件(けん)簿(ぼ) [Young Kindaichi Case Files], volume 27 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, pages 168–169:

…I won’t forgive him… He exploited people’s anger and hate, manipulating them like puppets… He amused himself executing the criminal plays he wrote…! I’ll never forgive him for that! “Puppet Master from Hell”! I will get you if it’s the last thing I do! In my grandpa’s name!

‥‥‥許せねえ‥不満や憎しみを利用して人を人形のように操り———自分の作った犯罪劇のシナリオを演じさせて楽しんでやがる‥‼あいつだけは絶対許せねえ！「地獄の傀儡師」！キサマは必ずこの手で捕まえてやる‼ジッチャンの名にかけて‼

‥‥‥Yuruse nē‥ Fuman ya nikushimi o riyō shite hito o ningyō no yō ni ayatsuri——— jibun no tsukutta hanzaigeki no shinario o enjisasete tanoshinde yagaru‥‼ Aitsu dake wa zettai yuruse nē!“Jigoku no Kugutsushi”! Ki-sama wa kanarazu kono te de tsukamaete yaru‼ Jitchan no na ni kakete‼

Alternative spelling of 傀儡子 (“wandering street puppeteer”)


三将

From 三 (san-, “three; third”) + 将 (shō).

1999 November 20 [1999 August 9], Yumi Hotta with Obata, Takeshi, “第(だい)９(きゅう)局(きょく) 大(たい)将(しょう)・副(ふく)将(しょう)・三(さん)将(しょう) [Game 9: First, Second and Third]”, in ヒカルの碁, 3rd edition, volume 2 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 35:

You’re the second and he’s the third then.

じゃ おまえが副将でコイツが三将な

Ja o-mae ga fukushō de koitsu ga sanshō na

じゃ おまえが副将でコイツが三将な

じゃ おまえが副将でコイツが三将な

じゃ おまえが副将でコイツが三将な

じゃ おまえが副将でコイツが三将な

a "third", the third highest-ranking member of a sport team, generally the third strongest member of a team of four or more, or the weakest of a trio


おやっどん

(Kagoshima) Synonym of お父さん (o-tō-san, “father; dad”)


おっかん

(Kagoshima) Synonym of お母さん (o-kā-san, “mother; mom; mum”)


法曹

法曹 (canonical)
hōsō (romanization)
fafusau (romanization)
はふさう (hiragana historical)


絵描き

絵描き (canonical)
ekaki (romanization)
wekaki (romanization)
ゑかき (hiragana historical)

Compound of 絵(え) (e, “painting”) + 描(か)き (kaki, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 描(か)く (kaku, “to paint; to draw”)).


クリストフォロス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Χριστόφορος (Khristóphoros)


腹ペコ

From 腹(はら) (hara, “stomach”) + ぺこぺこ (pekopeko, “appetite”).


亡者

亡者 (canonical)
mōja (romanization)
mauzya (romanization)
まうじや (hiragana historical)

金の亡者

one who is preoccupied with money, power, etc.


内祖父

内(ない) (nai) + 祖父(そふ) (sofu, “grandfather”)

ja-compound

paternal grandfather
paternal grandfather


Xジェンダー

Xジェンダー (canonical)
ekkusu-jendā (romanization)

[e̞k̚kɯ̟sɨʑẽ̞nda̠ː]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from X + gender. First used in the queer communities of Kansai, specifically Osaka and Kyoto. See Xジェンダー on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ʲᵃ

pedia

Xジェンダー#日本語のXジェンダー

ASD 特性の高い者は，特性としての自我同一性の不安定さからジェンダーアイデンティティが不安定になっているのか，あるいは自身の特性に基づく不適応を反対の性に同一化することで理由づけしているのか，その場合は予想される性自認も，Xジェンダー（両性，無性，中性，不定性など）なのか，トランスジェンダーなのかで異なってくると考えられる。
Ēesudī tokusei no takai mono wa, tokusei toshi te no jiga dōitsusei no fuanteisa kara jendā aidentiti ga fuantei ni natte iru no ka, arui wa jishin no tokusei ni motozuku futekiō o hantai no sei ni dōitsuka suru koto de riyūzuke shiteiru no ka, sono bāi wa yosōsareru seijinin mo, ekkusujendā (ryōsei, musei, chūsei, fujōsei nado) na no ka, toransujendā na no ka de kotonatte kuru to kangaerareru.

2018, 脇優花, “性別違和感を抱く人と 自閉症スペクトラム障害との関連 ―ジェンダーアイデンティティに関する TEM を用いた検討”, Tokyo: Shirayuri University, page 24


寡フ

By homophony of 寡婦(かふ) (kafu) and 寡夫(かふ) (kafu)


判官

(historical, in feudal China, government, law) a judge or magistrate


下級生

ja-noun

下(か)級(きゅう)生(せい) • (kakyūsei) ^(←かきふせい (kakifusei)?)

下級生 (canonical)
kakyūsei (romanization)
kakifusei (romanization)
かきふせい (hiragana historical)

上級生

上級生 じょうきゅうせい


上級生

上(じょう)級(きゅう)生(せい) • (jōkyūsei) ^(←じやうきふせい (zyaukifusei)?)

上級生 (canonical)
jōkyūsei (romanization)
zyaukifusei (romanization)
じやうきふせい (hiragana historical)

[d͡ʑo̞ːkʲɨːse̞ː]


相嫁

co-sister-in-law; one's husband's brother's wife


切断者

切断者 (canonical)
setsudansha (romanization)


しょうさ

しょうさ • (shōsa)

lieutenant commander
lieutenant commander

少佐: (military) a major, a lieutenant commander


うちなーんちゅ

うちなーんちゅ or ウチナーンチュ • (uchinānchu)

うちなーんちゅ (canonical)
ウチナーンチュ (canonical)
uchinānchu (romanization)

[ɯ̟t͡ɕinã̠ːɲ̟t͡ɕɨ]

Unadapted borrowing from Okinawan 沖縄(うちなー)ん人(ちゅ) (uchinānchu).


性別越境者

せいべつ えっきょうしゃ

性(せい)別(べつ)越(えっ)境(きょう)者(しゃ) • (seibetsu ekkyōsha)

性別越境者 (canonical)
seibetsu ekkyōsha (romanization)

[se̞ːbe̞t͡sɨ e̞k̚ʲkʲo̞ːɕa̠]

From 性別(せいべつ) (seibetsu) + 越境(えっきょう) (ekkyō) + 者(しゃ) (sha).


従兄弟違い

従兄弟違い (canonical)
itoko chigai (romanization)

first cousin once removed
first cousin once removed


レイパー

ja-noun

レイパー • (reipā)


レイプ犯

レイプ犯 (canonical)
reipuhan (romanization)

[ɾe̞ːpɯ̟hã̠ɴ]


四人

四(よ)人(にん) or 四(よ)人(たり) or 四(よっ)人(たり) • (yonin or yotari or yottari)

四人 (canonical)
四人 (canonical)
四人 (canonical)
yonin (romanization)
yotari (romanization)
yottari (romanization)


弟弟子

弟弟子 (canonical)
otōtodeshi (romanization)

From 弟 (otōto, “younger brother”) + 弟子 (deshi, “disciple”). Compare Chinese 師弟／师弟 (shīdì, “male junior disciple”, literally “master-younger-brother”).


兄弟子

From 兄 (ani, “elder brother”) + 弟子 (deshi, “disciple”). Compare Chinese 師兄／师兄 (shīxiōng, “male senior disciple”, literally “master-elder-brother”).


仏音

From Middle Chinese 佛音. The on reading for 音 changes to ton as an instance of renjō (連声).

ja-renjō

ブッダゴーサ ブッダゴーサ#Japanese

Synonym of ブッダゴーサ (Buddagōsa, “Buddhaghosa”)


頭数

頭 (atama, “head”) + 数 (kazu, “number; count”)


一女

Compound of 一 (“one”) + 女 (“woman; female”).


二女

Compound of 二 (“two”) + 女 (“woman; female”).


三女

[sã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞]

Compound of 三 (“three”) + 女 (“woman; female”).


マカー

ja-noun

マカー • (makā)

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from Mac + -er.

pseudo-loan

(dated, Internet slang, sometimes derogatory) Macintosh user


ドザ

Clipping of ウィンドウザー (windōzā), from wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from Windows + -er.

(dated, Internet slang, derogatory) Windows user


コボラー

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from COBOL + -er

(often derogatory) engineer or programmer who uses COBOL in own work


結婚の平等

ja-noun

けっこん の びょうどう

けつこん の びやうどう

結(けっ)婚(こん)の平(びょう)等(どう) • (kekkon no byōdō) ^(←けつこんのびやうどう (ketukon no byaudou)?)

結婚の平等 (canonical)
kekkon no byōdō (romanization)
ketukon no byaudou (romanization)
けつこんのびやうどう (hiragana historical)

Compound of 結婚(けっこん) (kekkon, “marriage”) + の (no, “of”) + 平等(びょうどう) (byōdō, “equality”), literally "equality of marriage."


婚姻の平等

ja-noun

こんいん の びょうどう

こんいん の びやうどう

婚(こん)姻(いん)の平(びょう)等(どう) • (kon'in no byōdō) ^(←こんいんのびやうどう (kon'in no byaudou)?)

婚姻の平等 (canonical)
kon'in no byōdō (romanization)
kon'in no byaudou (romanization)
こんいんのびやうどう (hiragana historical)

Compound of 婚姻(こんいん) (kon'in, “marriage”) + の (no, “of”) + 平等(びょうどう) (byōdō, “equality”), literally "equality of marriage."


同性結婚

同性結婚する (canonical)
dōsei kekkon suru (romanization)
同性結婚し (stem)
同性結婚した (past)
同性結婚し
どうせいけっこんし
dōsei kekkon shi
同性結婚する
どうせいけっこんする
dōsei kekkon suru
同性結婚すれ
どうせいけっこんすれ
dōsei kekkon sure
同性結婚せよ (imperative literary)
同性結婚しろ (colloquial imperative)
どうせいけっこんせよ (imperative literary)
どうせいけっこんしろ (colloquial imperative)
dōsei kekkon seyo (imperative literary)
dōsei kekkon shiro (colloquial imperative)
同性結婚される (passive)
どうせいけっこんされる (passive)
dōsei kekkon sareru (passive)
同性結婚させる (causative)
同性結婚さす (causative)
どうせいけっこんさせる (causative)
どうせいけっこんさす (causative)
dōsei kekkon saseru (causative)
dōsei kekkon sasu (causative)
同性結婚できる (potential)
どうせいけっこんできる (potential)
dōsei kekkon dekiru (potential)
同性結婚しよう (volitional)
どうせいけっこんしよう (volitional)
dōsei kekkon shiyō (volitional)
同性結婚しない (negative)
どうせいけっこんしない (negative)
dōsei kekkon shinai (negative)
同性結婚せず (continuative negative)
どうせいけっこんせず (continuative negative)
dōsei kekkon sezu (continuative negative)
同性結婚します (formal)
どうせいけっこんします (formal)
dōsei kekkon shimasu (formal)
同性結婚した (perfective)
どうせいけっこんした (perfective)
dōsei kekkon shita (perfective)
同性結婚して (conjunctive)
どうせいけっこんして (conjunctive)
dōsei kekkon shite (conjunctive)
同性結婚すれば (conditional hypothetical)
どうせいけっこんすれば (conditional hypothetical)
dōsei kekkon sureba (conditional hypothetical)

Compound of 同(どう)性(せい) (dōsei, “same-sex”) + 結(けっ)婚(こん) (kekkon, “marriage”).

Synonym of 同性婚する (dōseikon suru, “to get married with seme-sex person”)


同性婚

[do̞ːse̞ːkõ̞ɴ]

Compound of 同性(どうせい) (dōsei, “same-sex”) + 婚(こん) (kon, clipping for 結(けっ)婚(こん) (kekkon, “marriage”)).


同性婚

同性婚する (canonical)
dōseikon suru (romanization)
同性婚し (stem)
同性婚した (past)
同性婚し
どうせいこんし
dōseikon shi
同性婚する
どうせいこんする
dōseikon suru
同性婚すれ
どうせいこんすれ
dōseikon sure
同性婚せよ (imperative literary)
同性婚しろ (colloquial imperative)
どうせいこんせよ (imperative literary)
どうせいこんしろ (colloquial imperative)
dōseikon seyo (imperative literary)
dōseikon shiro (colloquial imperative)
同性婚される (passive)
どうせいこんされる (passive)
dōseikon sareru (passive)
同性婚させる (causative)
同性婚さす (causative)
どうせいこんさせる (causative)
どうせいこんさす (causative)
dōseikon saseru (causative)
dōseikon sasu (causative)
同性婚できる (potential)
どうせいこんできる (potential)
dōseikon dekiru (potential)
同性婚しよう (volitional)
どうせいこんしよう (volitional)
dōseikon shiyō (volitional)
同性婚しない (negative)
どうせいこんしない (negative)
dōseikon shinai (negative)
同性婚せず (continuative negative)
どうせいこんせず (continuative negative)
dōseikon sezu (continuative negative)
同性婚します (formal)
どうせいこんします (formal)
dōseikon shimasu (formal)
同性婚した (perfective)
どうせいこんした (perfective)
dōseikon shita (perfective)
同性婚して (conjunctive)
どうせいこんして (conjunctive)
dōseikon shite (conjunctive)
同性婚すれば (conditional hypothetical)
どうせいこんすれば (conditional hypothetical)
dōseikon sureba (conditional hypothetical)

[do̞ːse̞ːkõ̞ɴ]


爺婆

ja-noun

爺(じじ)婆(ばば) • (jijibaba) ^(←ぢぢばば (didibaba)?)

爺婆 (canonical)
jijibaba (romanization)
didibaba (romanization)
ぢぢばば (hiragana historical)


FtX

エフ %ティー %エックス

FtX (canonical)
efu tī ekkusu (romanization)

[e̞ɸɯ̟ tʲiː e̞k̚kɯ̟sɨ]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), from English female + to + X. Similar to English MtF and FtM. “X” here represents X-gender (Xジェンダー).


MtX

エム %ティー% エックス

MtX (canonical)
emu tī ekkusu (romanization)

[e̞mɯ̟ tʲiː e̞k̚kɯ̟sɨ]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), from English male + to + X. Similar to English MtF and FtM. “X” here represents X-gender (Xジェンダー).


推しメン

Compound of 推(お)し (oshi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 推(お)す (osu, “push”).) + メン (men, clipping of メンバー (menbā, “member”)).

com-ja

clipping of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">メンバー</i> (menbā, “member”)


おし

○○推し

推し: (idol fandom) being a devoted fan of …; … stan


盲者

盲者 (canonical)
mōsha (romanization)
mausya (romanization)
まうしゃ (hiragana historical)

Compound of 盲(もう) (mō, “blind”) + 者(しゃ) (sha, “person”).


エロ漫画家

エロ漫画家 (canonical)
ero mangaka (romanization)

[e̞ɾo̞ mã̠ŋɡa̠ka̠]


ズッ友

Clipping of ずっと友達 (zutto tomodachi, literally “[we are] friends forever”).

clipping

不(ふ)夜(や)城(じょう)を主(しゅ)戦(せん)場(じょう)とする女(おんな)戦(せん)士(し)。ガングロになっても剣(けん)と盾(たて)は手(て)放(ばな)せなかった。バブリー・エルフはズッ友(とも)。

2020 August 1, “ガングロ剣(けん)士(し)カナン [Kanan the Ganguro Swordswoman]”, in デッキ改(かい)造(ぞう)パック 驚(きょう)愕(がく)のライトニングアタック‼ [Deck-Modifying Pack: Shocking Lightning Attacks‼]:

A lady warrior who calls the nightless city her battleground. She couldn't let go of her sword and shield even when she became a ganguro girl. She's BFFs with Bubbly Elf.

Fuyajō o shusenjō to suru onnasenshi. Ganguro ni natte mo ken to tate wa tebanasenakatta. Baburī Erufu wa zuttomo.

best friends forever
best friend forever#English

(neologism, teen slang) BFFs (best friends forever)


のっぽ

ja-adj

のっぽ • (noppo) -na (adnominal のっぽな (noppo na), adverbial のっぽに (noppo ni))

noppo (romanization)
のっぽな (adnominal)
のっぽに (adverbial)

Tall lanky (person), beanpole, daddy longlegs


お兄ちゃん

お兄ちゃん (canonical)
onii-chan (romanization)

zh-l

歐尼醬／欧尼酱 (ōuníjiàng)

Chinese: 歐尼醬／欧尼酱 (ōuníjiàng)

[o̞ɲ̟iːt͡ɕã̠ɴ]


被雇用者

被雇用者 (canonical)
hikoyōsha (romanization)


軍大将

軍大将 (canonical)
ikusadaishō (romanization)

軍 (ikusa, “war; battle”) + 大将 (taishō, “general”)


バーチャルYouTuber

ja-noun

バーチャル ユーチューバー

バーチャルYouTuber(ユーチューバー) • (bācharu yūchūbā)

バーチャルYouTuber (canonical)
bācharu yūchūbā (romanization)

[ba̠ːt͡ɕa̠ɾɯ̟ jɯ̟ːt͡ɕɨːba̠ː]

First used as a self-appellation of Kizuna Ai in 2016.

VTuber

VTuber ブイチューバー


VTuber

VTuber (canonical)
bui-chūbā (romanization)

[bɯ̟it͡ɕɨːba̠ː]

From the initial letter of English virtual and the final of English YouTuber.

VTuberなんだが配信切り忘れたら伝説になってた

VTuber nanda ga haishin kiriwasuretara densetsu ni natteta

VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral After Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream

Short for バーチャルYouTuber (bācharu yūchūbā, “virtual YouTuber”).


天然惚け

天然惚け (canonical)
tennenboke (romanization)

Compound of 天然 (tennen, “natural”) + 惚け (boke, “fool, airhead”)

com

natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes


つわもの

tsuwamono (romanization)
tufamono (romanization)
つはもの (hiragana historical)


読者モデル

読者モデル (canonical)
dokusha moderu (romanization)

[do̞kɯ̟ɕa̠ mo̞de̞ɾɯ̟]

From 読者(どくしゃ) (dokusha, “reader”) + モデル (moderu, “model”).

ja-compound

model in a fashion magazine who is selected from the readership


諸王

ja-noun

諸(しょ)王(おう) or 諸王(おおきんだち) • (shōu or ōkindachi)

諸王 (canonical)
諸王 (canonical)
shōu (romanization)
ōkindachi (romanization)

しょおう: Middle Chinese 諸王 (“kings; princes”).
おおきんだち: 大 (ō-, “great”) + 公達, 君達 (kindachi, “princes”)

pre

princes who are the Emperor's grandsons or below


歴女

female history buff or otaku, especially in regards to Japanese history


バンギャル

[bã̠ŋʲɡʲa̠ɾɯ̟]


端女郎

端女郎 (canonical)
hashi jorō (romanization)

[ha̠ɕiʑo̞ɾo̞ː]

(historical) a low-end prostitute of the Edo period


雀士

Compound from 雀(ジャン) (jan, “mahjong”) + 士(し) (shi, “person”).


視聴者

視聴者 (canonical)
shichōsha (romanization)

[ɕi̥t͡ɕo̞ːɕa̠]

From 視聴(しちょう) (shichō, “viewing, listening”) + 者(しゃ) (-sha, “nominalizing agent suffix”).


ツイフェミ

Compound of ツイ (tsui, “Twitter”) + フェミ (femi, Clipping of フェミニスト (feminisuto, “feminist”)).
Compare Korean 트페미 (teupemi).

com-ja

Clipping of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">フェミニスト</i> (feminisuto, “feminist”)

(derogatory, offensive, Internet slang) a feminist on Twitter.


チー牛

ja-noun

チー牛(ぎゅう) • (chīgyū)

From 三(さん)色(しょく)チーズ牛(ぎゅう)丼(どん) (sanshoku chīzu gyūdon, “Gyudon with 3 Cheeses”), dish that is provided by Japanese gyudon-restaurant chain すき家(や) (sukiya). The drawing that a man is ordering it got the attention in late 2019 or early 2020.

ja-r

さん%しょく チーズ ぎゅう%どん


いろせ

From いろ (iro, “kinship through the same mother”) + 兄 (せ, se, “brother”).


継兄

ja-noun

継(まま)兄(あに) or 継(まま)兄(せ) • (mamaani or mamase)

継兄 (canonical)
継兄 (canonical)
mamaani (romanization)
mamase (romanization)


いろと

younger sibling born from the same mother


おきな

c. late 9th–mid-10th century, Taketori Monogatari
今は昔、竹取の翁といふものありけり。
Ima wa mukashi, Taketori no Okina to iu mono arikeri.
Once upon a time, there was a man named Taketori no Okina [the Old Bamboo Man].


おっぱい星人

おっぱい星人 (canonical)
oppai seijin (romanization)

From おっぱい (oppai, “boob”) + 星人(せいじん) (seijin, “alien”).

ja-compound

(slang, humorous) person with a breast fetish


任豚

From a modified clipping of 任天堂, where the kanji 天(てん) (ten, “heaven”) is replaced by 豚(とん) (ton, “pig”), often accompanied by visual depictions of overweight Nintendo fans. Sometimes alternatively read as "ninbuta", which is said to be a corrupted compound of 任(にん) (nin), the first kanji in "Nintendo", and 仏陀(ぶつだ) (butsuda, “Buddha”), from the perception of Nintendo fans as religiously devoted to the company.

(slang, derogatory, video games) a Nintendo fanboy, Nintendrone


こせがれ

小(こ) (ko, “little”) + 倅(せがれ) (segare, “one's own son”)

(derogatory, familiar) you little bastard, you little brat


めこ

meko (romanization)
めこ (hiragana historical)

From 妻(め) (me) + 子(こ) (ko), probably influenced by Middle Chinese 妻子 (MC tshej tsiX).


彼ピ

A modification of 彼氏(かれし) (kareshi) with a cutesy sound.

(slang) Alternative form of 彼氏 (kareshi, “boyfriend”)


ハイティーン

ja-noun

ハイティーン • (haitīn)

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from high + teen.


ローティーン

ja-noun

ローティーン • (rōtīn)

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from low + teen.


ペロリスト

Blend of ぺろぺろ (“onomatopoeia for licking”) + テロリスト (“terrorist”), or a compound of ぺろり + ist (ist).

blend

(Internet slang, humorous) someone who licks (sometimes with absurdist perverted overtones)


バスク人

バスク人 (canonical)
basukujin (romanization)

From バスク (Basuku, “Basque Country”) + 人 (-jin, “person”).


デリヘル嬢

デリヘル嬢 (canonical)
deriherujō (romanization)

[de̞ɾʲihe̞ɾɯ̟ʑo̞ː]

From デリヘル (deriheru, “deriheru”) + 嬢(じょう) (jō, “young lady”).


ロリババア

ja-noun

ロリババア or ロリばばあ • (roribabā)

ロリババア (canonical)
ロリばばあ (canonical)
roribabā (romanization)

(slang, fiction) old woman (or supernaturally aged female being) with the body of a loli


辻ヒーラー

辻ヒーラー (canonical)
tsuji-hīrā (romanization)

[t͡sɨʑiçiːɾa̠ː]

(online gaming, slang) healer who heals random players


ゲームマスター

ゲームマスター • (gēmu masutā)

[ɡe̞ːmɯ̟ ma̠sɨta̠ː]


修学旅行生

しゅうがく りょこう-せい

修(しゅう)学(がく)旅(りょ)行(こう)生(せい) • (shūgaku ryokō-sei)

修学旅行生 (canonical)
shūgaku ryokō-sei (romanization)

[ɕɨːɡa̠kɯ̟ ɾʲo̞ko̞ːse̞ː]

From 修学旅行(しゅうがくりょこう) (shūgaku ryokō) + 生(せい) (sei).


ボカロP

ボカロP (canonical)
bokaro-pī (romanization)

(fandom slang) VOCALOID producer; musician who uses VOCALOID


エステティシャン

[e̞sɨte̞tʲiɕã̠ɴ]

エステティックサロン エステティックサロン#Japanese

aesthetician (beautician), practitioner at an エステティックサロン (esutetikku saron)


級長

ja-noun

級(きゅう)長(ちょう) • (kyūchō)

[kʲɨːt͡ɕo̞ː]

(education) class monitor; class president; prefect


妹姑

妹(いも)姑(しゅうとめ) • (imoshūtome) ^(←いもしうとめ (imosiutome)?)

妹姑 (canonical)
imoshūtome (romanization)
imosiutome (romanization)
いもしうとめ (hiragana historical)


よめ

There are several theories, all of which analyse it as よ (yo) + 女(め) (me, “woman, female”). However, よ (yo) may be one of the following:
*呼 (“to call out, invite”, in reference to welcoming the daughter-in-law as the son’s wife)
*弱 (“weak”, in reference to the inferior position relative to the mother-in-law)
*夜 (“night”, in reference to serving the husband at night)
*良 (“good”)
*吉 (“good luck”)

1984 February 20 [1982 September 15], Motoka Murakami, “父(と)っちゃより大(おお)きくの巻(まき) [Ah’ll Be Taller than Pa]”, in 六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん) [Musashi’s Sword], 6th edition, volume 8 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 62:

もなみを……六三四くんのお嫁さんさしてね〰〰‼

Monami o…… Musashi-kun no o-yome-san sa shite ne~~‼

もなみを……六三四くんのお嫁さんさしてね〰〰‼

もなみを……六三四くんのお嫁さんさしてね〰〰‼


親御さん

親御さん (canonical)
oyago-san (romanization)


こそどろ

こそどろ or コソどろ • (kosodoro) ^(←こそどろ (kosodoro)?)

こそどろ (canonical)
コソどろ (canonical)
kosodoro (romanization)
こそどろ (hiragana historical)

Short for こそこそ泥棒(どろぼう) (kosokoso dorobō).


プロフェッサー

[pɯ̟ɾo̞ɸe̞sːa̠ː]


管弦楽団

管(かん)弦(げん)楽(がく)団(だん) • (kangengakudan) ^(←くわんげんがくだん (kwangengakudan)?)

管弦楽団 (canonical)
kangengakudan (romanization)
kwangengakudan (romanization)
くわんげんがくだん (hiragana historical)

[kã̠ŋɡẽ̞ŋɡa̠kɯ̟dã̠ɴ]


ペリー

ja-pos

ペリー • (Perī)

A transliteration of the English surname Perry.

Matthew Perry, American commodore who was influential in ending the sakoku period of Japan


めいっこ

meikko (romanization)
mefituko (romanization)
めひつこ (hiragana historical)


おいっこ

oikko (romanization)
wofituko (romanization)
をひつこ (hiragana historical)


無党派層

無党派層 (canonical)
mutōha sō (romanization)

From 無党派 (mutōha, “independent, nonpartisan”) + 層 (sō, “group, class, stratum”).

com

(politics) people who do not support any specific political party; swing voters


穴兄弟

ja-noun

穴(あな)兄(きょう)弟(だい) • (ana kyōdai) ^(←あなきやうだい (ana kyaudai)?)

穴兄弟 (canonical)
ana kyōdai (romanization)
ana kyaudai (romanization)
あなきやうだい (hiragana historical)

(vulgar, chiefly derogatory) multiple males sharing one female sexual partner


うりこ

uriko (romanization)
うりこ (hiragana historical)

a sales clerk, shop assistant (in a store)

a vendor (in a kiosk, on the street, etc.)


アラサー

アラサー • (arasā)

a person (especially a woman) who is between 25 and 35 years old, with a more specific focus on the age range of 27 to 30.


サブキャラクター

[sa̠bɯ̟kʲa̠ɾa̠kɯ̟ta̠ː]


ひやかしきゃく

ひやかしきゃく • (hiyakashi-kyaku) ^(←ひやかしきやく (fyakasikyaku)?)

hiyakashi-kyaku (romanization)
fyakasikyaku (romanization)
ひやかしきやく (hiragana historical)

From 冷(ひ)やかし (hiyakashi) + 客(きゃく) (kyaku).


かくしご

kakushigo (romanization)
kakusigo (romanization)
かくしご (hiragana historical)

From 隠(かく)し (kakushi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 隠(かく)す (kakusu).”) + 子(こ) (ko).


ひやかし

hiyakashi (romanization)
fyakasi (romanization)
ひやかし (hiragana historical)


ジゴロ

[d͡ʑiɡo̞ɾo̞]


おんなたらし

ja-noun

おんなたらし • (onnatarashi) ^(←をんなたらし (wonnatarasi)?)

onnatarashi (romanization)
wonnatarasi (romanization)
をんなたらし (hiragana historical)

[õ̞nːa̠ta̠ɾa̠ɕi]

From 女(おんな) (onna, “woman”) + 誑(たら)し (tarashi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 誑(たら)す (tarasu, “to deceive or trick with skillful use of words”).”).


もぎり

mogiri (romanization)
もぎり (hiragana historical)


私生児

From Middle Chinese 私生兒 (MC sij sraeng|sraengH nye|ngej).


ドルオタ

From アイドルオタク (aidoru otaku, “idol otaku”).


音ゲーマー

ja-noun

音(おと)ゲーマー • (otogēmā)

音ゲーマー (canonical)
otogēmā (romanization)

Blend of 音ゲー (otogē, “rhythm game”) + ゲーマー (gēmā, “gamer”).


B専

Blend of ブサキク (“ugly”) + 専門 (“specialty”)

His or her partner is you know... unfortunate looking! So that person is a B専. I know, I'm sorry! I'm tryna be educational!

2024 April 15, Matcha Samurai, Do you have a word like that?? 😂 #japan #shorts:

(informal) A person who has an attraction to ugly people.


ボイストレーナー

ja-noun

ボイストレーナー • (boisu torēnā)


ふりつけし

ふりつけし • (furitsukeshi) ^(←ふりつけし (furitukesi)?)

furitsukeshi (romanization)
furitukesi (romanization)
ふりつけし (hiragana historical)

[ɸɯ̟ɾʲit͡sɨke̞ɕi]

From 振(ふ)り付(つ)け (furitsuke) + 師(し) (shi).


おたとも

おたとも or オタとも or ヲタとも • (otatomo)

おたとも (canonical)
オタとも (canonical)
ヲタとも (canonical)
otatomo (romanization)


フェミ

フェミニスト フェミニスト#Japanese

(Internet slang, derogatory) Short for フェミニスト (feminisuto, “feminist”).


たんおし

(idol fandom) being a fan of only one member of a group


すけばん

すけばん or スケバン or スケばん • (sukeban) ^(←すけばん (sukeban)?)

すけばん (canonical)
スケバン (canonical)
スケばん (canonical)
sukeban (romanization)
すけばん (hiragana historical)

(slang) female leader of a delinquent gang


番長

番(ばん)長(ちょう) • (banchō) ^(←ばんちやう (bantyau)?)

番長 (canonical)
banchō (romanization)
bantyau (romanization)
ばんちやう (hiragana historical)

[bã̠ɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]

(historical)
(slang) leader of a delinquent gang


奉教人

奉(ほう)教(きょう)人(にん) • (hōkyōnin) ^(←ほうけうにん (foukeunin)?)

奉教人 (canonical)
hōkyōnin (romanization)
foukeunin (romanization)
ほうけうにん (hiragana historical)

[ho̞ːkʲo̞ːɲ̟ĩɴ]

『奉教人の死』

Death of a Christian (1918 novel by Akutagawa Ryūnosuke)


レジ打ち

レジ打ち (canonical)
rejiuchi (romanization)


おおもの

ōmono (romanization)
ofomono (romanization)
おほもの (hiragana historical)

From 大(おお) (ō, “big; large”) + 物(もの) (mono, “thing; object”).

ja-compound

2020 December 3, “香港紙創業者の黎智英氏、詐欺罪で起訴 保釈認められず”, in Reuters [Reuters, Reuters]:

Hong Kong authorities are strengthening their crackdown on major pro-democracy figures.

Honkon tōkyoku wa ōmono minshu katsudō-ka e no shimezuke o tsuyometeiru.

香港当局は大物民主活動家への締め付けを強めている。


フォークシンガー

ja-noun

フォークシンガー • (fōku shingā)

[ɸo̞ːkɯ̟ ɕĩŋɡa̠ː]

(music) folk singer (of the modern American-style "folk music" genre)


みそっかす

Shift from older 味噌滓 (miso kasu, “miso dregs”). Gemination is a common development in Japanese terms to indicate emphasis.
The geminated form misokkasu is first attested in the early 1900s.

(by extension) a child who is left out of activities due to being viewed as weak or not good enough


コメ主

コメ主 (canonical)
komenushi (romanization)


ふえふき

fue-fuki (romanization)
fuefuki (romanization)
ふえふき (hiragana historical)

[ɸɯ̟e̞ɸɯ̟kʲi]

From 笛(ふえ) (fue) + 吹(ふ)き (fuki, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 吹(ふ)く (fuku).”).


おまいつ

Short for お前(まえ)、いつもいるな (omae, itsu mo iru na, “you're there literally all the time, huh”).

ja-r

おまえ、いつ も いる な

(idol fandom) fan who is regularly spotted at events


地方民

[t͡ɕiho̞ːmʲĩɴ]

(slang) person who lives outside of the major Japanese metropolitan areas (often in reference to hindered access to physical forms of cultural phenomena such as promotional events)


女装子

From 女装(じょそう) (josō) + 子(こ) (ko), with irregular shortening of a vowel.


インフルエンサー

[ĩɰ̃ɸɯ̟ɾɯ̟ẽ̞ɰ̃sa̠ː]


しかけにん

[ɕika̠ke̞ɲ̟ĩɴ]

From 仕(し)掛(か)け (shikake, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 仕(し)掛(か)ける (shikakeru).”) + 人(にん) (nin).

ja-compound

ドッキリの仕掛け人


占い師

占い師 (canonical)
uranaishi (romanization)


みこともち

Compound of 御言 (mikoto, “noble words”, in reference to the orders or pronouncements of the emperor) + 持ち (mochi, “holding, having”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuous or stem form”) of verb 持つ (motsu, “to hold, to have in hand”)).

compound

(archaic, possibly obsolete, historical) in ancient Japan prior to the Taika Reform, a governor appointed by the emperor to carry out imperial policies in the provinces


鮮人

[sẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑĩɴ]

Shortening of 朝鮮人 (chōsenjin, “Korean person”).

鮮人ニ対スル迫害ニ関シ告諭ノ件

senjin ni taisuru hakugai ni kanshi kokuyu no kudari

Statement on the persecution of Koreans (1923, issued by the second Yamamoto cabinet)

The Koreans are similar to the Japanese in their festiveness, and tend to get carried away even easier than us, but the Chinese are a stingy race. I have never seen a Chinese man drinking among pedlars.

鮮人はダラシがないことは日本人同様、ツケアガルことは日本人以上、支那人は金貯め人種だ、行商人の中で酒でも飲んでゐる支那人をみたことがない。

日本人同様 にほんじんどうよう

日本人以上 にほんじんいじょう

行商人 ぎょうしょうにん

Senjin wa darashi ga nai koto wa nihonjin dōyō, tsukeagaru koto wa nihonjin ijō, shinajin wa kanetame jinshu da, gyōshōnin no naka de sake demo nondeiru shinajin o mita koto ga nai.

不逞鮮人

不逞鮮人 ふていせんじん

Korean who opposed Japanese rule; insubordinate Korean


DTMer

ja-noun

DTMer(ディーティーエマー) • (dītīemā)

DTMer (canonical)
dītīemā (romanization)

From DTM (DTM) + er (er). Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from DTM + -er.


首魁

ja-noun

首(しゅ)魁(かい) • (shukai) ^(←しゆくわい (syukwai)?)

首魁 (canonical)
shukai (romanization)
syukwai (romanization)
しゆくわい (hiragana historical)


シンパ

Short for シンパサイザー (shinpasaizā), from English sympathizer.

安倍シンパ


汝兄

Old Japanese. 汝 (na, variably first- or second-person pronoun: "I" or "you"; here used to mean "I, my") + 兄 (se, “a female's brother”).
First attested in 712.

compound

Coordinate term: 汝妹 (nanimo, “my sister”)

愛我那勢命

大辞林 w:ja:大辞林

(archaic, women's speech) an intimate form of address for a male by a female: "my brother"

Daijirin
Daijisen#Online_search_engines
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten


汝妹

Old Japanese. From 汝 (na, variably first- or second-person pronoun: "I" or "you"; here used to mean "I") + の (no, possessive particle) + 妹 (imo, “a male's sister”). The no fused with the imo, likely to avoid hiatus in Old Japanese, which did not allow such vowel-vowel combinations.
First attested in 712.
Note that the usual possessive marker for pronouns was が (ga), as in 汝が (na ga, “thy; thine”) or 我が, 吾が (wa ga, a ga, “my”), as in 我が夫 (wa ga se, “my husband; my beloved man”), 吾妹 (wagimo, “my wife; my beloved woman”), 吾が君 (a ga kimi, “my lord”).

Coordinate term: 汝兄 (nanimo, “a form of address for a male by a female: "my brother"”)

愛我那邇妹命

大辞林 w:ja:大辞林

(archaic, men's speech) an intimate form of address for a female by a male: "my sister"


裕仁

裕 (“abundant, rich”) + 仁 (“benevolence”)

a male given name (Hirohito, Emperor of Japan 1926-1989)


妹背

妹 (imo, “sister; wife”) + 背 (se, “brother; husband”). Imo comes first likely to avoid hiatus in Old Japanese.

af

(archaic) Synonym of 夫婦 (fūfu, “married couple”)


三后

(East Asian monarchy, of the reigning emperor) the empress consort, the empress dowager and the grand empress dowager


まぶだち

まぶだち (canonical)
マブダチ (canonical)
mabudachi (romanization)

Perhaps from まぶい (mabui, “good”) + ダチ (dachi, “buddy; pal”).

月(つく)並(な)みな日(にち)常(じょう)から飛(と)び出(だ)した魔(ま)法(ほう)使(つか)い。月(つき)の持(も)つ魔(ま)力(りょく)でアッシーメッシーを虜(とりこ)にする。ガングロ剣(けん)士(し)カナンはマブダチ。

2020 August 1, “ワンレン・ラムーン [Onelen Lamoon]”, in デッキ改(かい)造(ぞう)パック 驚(きょう)愕(がく)のライトニングアタック‼ [Deck-Modifying Pack: Shocking Lightning Attacks‼]:

A magician who flew out of her moondane daily routine. She enchants chivalrous white knights with her moon charms. She's besties with Kanan the Ganguro Swordswoman.

Tsukinami nichijō kara tobidashita mahōtsukai. Tsuki no motsu maryoku de asshī messhī o toriko ni suru. Ganguro Kenshi Kanan wa mabudachi.


はしりや

From 走(はし)り (hashiri, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 走(はし)る (hashiru).”) + 屋(や) (-ya).


一姫二太郎

ja-pos

一(いち)姫(ひめ)二(に)太(た)郎(ろう) • (ichi hime ni tarō) ^(←いちひめにたらう (iti fime ni tarau)?)

一姫二太郎 (canonical)
ichi hime ni tarō (romanization)
iti fime ni tarau (romanization)
いちひめにたらう (hiragana historical)

[ɲ̟i ta̠ɾo̞ː]

一 (ichi, “first”) + 姫 (hime, “girl; lady”) + 二 (ni, “second”) + 太郎 (tarō, generic male name; generic name for the eldest son)

af

it'd be auspicious to have a daughter first, then a son


小悪魔

(figuratively) attractive, scheming young woman


といよみ

ja:早押しクイズ#問い読み

(quiz competition) person responsible for reading of a question


東男

東男 (canonical)
azumaotoko (romanization)

東男に京女

the manliest men from Edo, the womanliest women from Kyoto

a man from eastern Japan (historically, particularly Edo) where men are often thought of as manlier


京女

京 (kyō, “capital; Kyoto”) + 女 (onna, “woman”)

東男に京女

a woman from Kyoto where women are often thought of as more beautiful and graceful


七人

From Old Japanese.
* The most likely derivation is from 七 (nana, “7, seven”) + 人 (-tari, counter for persons).
* Today, 七人 is commonly read as しちにん, uncommonly as ななたり.


六人

ja-noun

六(む)人(たり) or 六(むゆ)人(たり) • (mutari or muyutari)

六人 (canonical)
六人 (canonical)
mutari (romanization)
muyutari (romanization)

From Old Japanese.
* The most likely derivation is from 六 (mu, muyu, “6, six”) + 人 (-tari, counter for persons).
* Today, 六人 is commonly read as ろくにん, uncommonly as むたり or むゆたり.


九人

九人 (canonical)
kokonotari (romanization)

From Old Japanese.
* The most likely derivation is from 九 (kokono, “9, nine”) + 人 (-tari, counter for persons).
* Today, 九人 is commonly read as くにん or きゅうにん, uncommonly as ここのたり.


八人

From Old Japanese.
* The most likely derivation is from 八 (ya, “8, eight”) + 人 (-tari, counter for persons).
* Today, 八人 is commonly read as はちにん, uncommonly as やたり.


五人

From Old Japanese.
* The most likely derivation is from 五 (itsu, “5, five”) + 人 (-tari, counter for persons).
* Today, "五人" is commonly read as "ごにん", uncommonly as "いつたり".


京男

京 (kyō, “capital; Kyoto”) + 男 (otoko, “man”)

af

京男に伊勢女


ブラザーコンプレックス

ja-noun

ブラザー コンプレックス

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from brother + complex

pseudo-loan

ふらざあこんぷれっくす'

wasei eigo

ふらざあこんぷれっくす'


シスターコンプレックス

ja-noun

シスター コンプレックス

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from sister + complex. Modeled after ロリータ・コンプレックス (“Lolita complex”).


やりもく

やりもく (canonical)
ヤリモク (canonical)
yarimoku (romanization)

From やる (yaru, “to fuck”) and 目的(もくてき) (mokuteki, “objective”).


成田離婚

成田離婚 (canonical)
Narita rikon (romanization)

a divorce on returning from the honeymoon


舎人

ja-noun

舎人(とねり) or 舎(しゃ)人(じん) • (toneri or shajin)

舎人 (canonical)
舎人 (canonical)
toneri (romanization)
shajin (romanization)

Old Japanese [Term?], from 殿 (tono, “palace”) + 入り (iri, “enterer”)

af

a type of imperial valet or footman
(Ko shogi) A piece in Ko shogi

a type of imperial valet or footman
A piece in Ko shogi


おもいびと

ja-noun

おもいびと • (omoibito) ^(←おもひびと (omofibito)?)

omoibito (romanization)
omofibito (romanization)
おもひびと (hiragana historical)

From 思(おも)い (omoi) + 人(ひと) (hito). The hito changes to bito as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


老い子

Compound of 老い (oi, “old; an elder, an older person”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “the continuative or stem form”) of verb 老いる (oiru, “to age, to become old”)) + 子 (ko, “child”). The ko changes to go as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
First cited to the 狭衣物語 (Sagoromo Monogatari, “The Tale of Sagoromo”, literally “The Tale of the Clothes”), a text from the late 1000s.
The term may be falling out of use, and it is not listed in some dictionaries.

compound

Daijirin
Daijisen
Kyōsuke Kindaichi
ja:NHK出版
ja:NHK放送文化研究所
ja:松村明


贓贖司

ja-pos

^あがないもの の ^つかさ

贓贖(あがないものの)司(つかさ) • (Aganaimono no Tsukasa)

贓贖司 (canonical)
Aganaimono no Tsukasa (romanization)

贖物 (aganaimono, “fine; damages”) + の (no, genitive marker) + 司 (tsukasa, “office; official”)

af

(history, law enforcement) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position under the 刑部省 (Gyōbushō, “Ministry of Justice”), responsible for asset forfeiture


内侍司

内侍司 (canonical)
Naishi no Tsukasa (romanization)

内侍 (“lady-in-waiting”) + の (genitive marker) + 司 (“position”)

(history) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that attends to the Emperor


内礼司

内礼司 (canonical)
Nairaishi (romanization)

(history, government) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position under the 中務省 (Nakatsukasashō, “Ministry of the Center”), responsible for conducting court rituals


内礼司

ja-pos

^うち の ^いや の ^つかさ

内(うちの)礼(いやの)司(つかさ) • (Uchi no Iya no Tsukasa)

内礼司 (canonical)
Uchi no Iya no Tsukasa (romanization)

内 (uchi, “inside”, as in "inside the court") + の (no, genitive marker) + 礼 (iya, “ritual”) + の + 司 (tsukasa, “office; official”)


薬司

(history, medicine) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that manages medicines


薬司

薬司 (canonical)
Kusuri no Tsukasa (romanization)

薬 (“medicine”) + の (genitive marker) + 司 (“position”)


書司

(history) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that manages books and stationery


書司

ja-pos

書(ふみの)司(つかさ) or 書(ふんの)司(つかさ) • (Fumi no Tsukasa or Fun no Tsukasa)

書司 (canonical)
書司 (canonical)
Fumi no Tsukasa (romanization)
Fun no Tsukasa (romanization)

From 書 (“writing material”) + の (genitive marker) + 司 (“position”).

af

Alternative spelling of 図書寮 (Fumi no Tsukasa)


兵司

ja-pos

^つわもの の ^つかさ

兵司 (canonical)
Tsuwamono no Tsukasa (romanization)

兵 (“soldier”) + の (genitive marker) + 司 (“position”)

af

(history, weaponry) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that manages weapons


兵司

ja-pos

兵(へい)司(し) or 兵(ひょう)司(し) • (Heishi or Hyōshi)

兵司 (canonical)
兵司 (canonical)
Heishi (romanization)
Hyōshi (romanization)


闈司

(history) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that manages receipts and the key to the imperial gate


闈司

御門 (“imperial gate”) + の (genitive marker) + 司 (“position”)


楽官

ja-pos

^うたまい の ^つかさ

楽官 (canonical)
Utamai no Tsukasa (romanization)

歌舞 (utamai, “singing and dancing”) + の (no, genitive marker) + 官 (tsukasa, “office; official”)

af

(history, government, music) all 律令 (ritsuryō) offices responsible for court musical activities

(history, government, music) all 律令 (ritsuryō) officials responsible for court musical activities

(history, government, music) Synonym of 雅楽寮 (Gagakuryō)


掃司

(history) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that's responsible for maintaining and cleaning the court interior


掃司

ja-pos

^かにもり の ^つかさ

掃(かもり)司(づかさ) or 掃(かにもりの)司(つかさ) • (Kamori Zukasa or Kanimori no Tsukasa)

掃司 (canonical)
掃司 (canonical)
Kamori Zukasa (romanization)
Kanimori no Tsukasa (romanization)


膳司

(history) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that manages food


膳司

^かしわで の ^つかさ

膳司 (canonical)
Kashiwade no Tsukasa (romanization)

膳 (“cook”) + の (genitive marker) + 司 (“position”)


水司

Sino-Japanese reading of Moi(tori) no Tsukasa below.

(history) a 律令 (Ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “inner palace”) that manages water and ice


水司

ja-pos

^もいとり の ^つかさ

水(もいの)司(つかさ) or 水(もいとりの)司(つかさ) • (Moi no Tsukasa or Moitori no Tsukasa)

水司 (canonical)
水司 (canonical)
Moi no Tsukasa (romanization)
Moitori no Tsukasa (romanization)

From 水 (moi, “drinkable water”) or 水取り (moitori, “water-bearer”) + の (no, genitive particle) + 司 (tsukasa, “government office”, especially in medieval/early-modern Japan)

com

Alternative spelling of 主水司 (Moitori no Tsukasa)


酒司

酒司 (canonical)
Miki no Tsukasa (romanization)

From 御酒 (miki, “imperial liquor”) + の (no, genitive marker) + 司 (tsukasa, “government position”).

(historical) a 律令 (Ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (kōkyū, “inner palace”) that is responsible for brewing liquor

ministry of the imperial household
宮内省#Japanese

Alternative spelling of 造酒司 (Miki no Tsukasa): a similar position in the ministry of the imperial household


酒司

Sino-Japanese reading of Miki no Tsukasa.

(historical) a 律令 (Ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “inner palace”) that is responsible for brewing liquor


中務

中務 (canonical)
Nakatsukasa (romanization)

From 中 (naka, “center, middle”) + 司 (tsukasa, “position”).

(historical, government) Clipping of 中務省 (Nakatsukasa-shō): the Ministry of the Center under the imperial 律令 (Ritsuryo) system

中務省

三十六歌仙 三十六歌仙#Japanese

mid-Heian period poet and one of the 三十六歌仙 (Sanjūrokkasen, “thirty-six immortals of poetry”)


殿司

(history) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that's responsible for cleaning outside and lighting the palace


殿司

ja-pos

殿(とのもり)司(づかさ) or 殿(とのも)司(づかさ) • (Tonomorizukasa or Tonomozukasa)

殿司 (canonical)
殿司 (canonical)
Tonomorizukasa (romanization)
Tonomozukasa (romanization)

殿守 (tonomori, “palace upkeep”) + 司 (tsukasa, “position”)


殿司

Alternative spelling of 殿主 (“Buddhist monk that's responsible for cleaning and lighting his temple”)


後宮十二司

ja-pos

後(こう)宮(きゅう)十(じゅう)二(に)司(し) • (Kōkyū Jūnishi)

後宮十二司 (canonical)
Kōkyū Jūnishi (romanization)

後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) + 十二司 (Jūnishi, “Twelve Positions”)

af

(history) the twelve 律令 (ritsuryō) positions inside the Japanese imperial seraglio


縫司

縫司 (canonical)
Nui no Tsukasa (romanization)

縫 (“sewing”) + の (genitive marker) + 司 (“position”)

(history, clothing) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that's responsible for tailoring and dressmaking


蔵司

Alternative spelling of 蔵主 (“monk overseeing a sutra storehouse”)


蔵司

蔵司 (canonical)
Kurazukasa (romanization)

(history, clothing) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that manages the Emperor and Empress's wardrobe


蔵司

蔵司 (canonical)
Kura no Tsukasa (romanization)

蔵 (“storehouse”) + の (genitive marker) + 司 (“position”)


内匠

内匠 (canonical)
uchi no takumi (romanization)

内 (“inside”, as in "inside the court") + の (genitive marker) + 匠 (“craftsman”)


文相

Blend of 文部省 (Monbushō, “Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture”) + 相 (-shō, “minister”)

blend

(history, government) Synonym of 文部大臣 (Monbu daijin, “Minister of Education, Science, Sports and Culture”)


寮母

寮母 (canonical)
ryōbo (romanization)
reubo (romanization)
れうぼ (hiragana historical)


大酒飲み

ja-noun

大(おお)酒(ざけ)飲(の)み • (ōzakenomi) ^(←おほざけのみ (ofozakenomi)?)

大酒飲み (canonical)
ōzakenomi (romanization)
ofozakenomi (romanization)
おほざけのみ (hiragana historical)

Of 大(おお)酒(ざけ) (ōzake, “large amount of alcohol”) + 飲(の)み (nomi, “drinking”). The final element is the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 飲(の)む (nomu, “drink”).

ja-etym-renyokei

1935, 北條民雄, 白痴, 青空文庫:

親父は大酒飲みで、ろくすつぽ仕事もせず毎日酔つぱらつては大道に寝転び、村長でも誰でも口から出まかせに悪口雑言を吐き散らすのが無上の趣味で、 […]

Oyaji wa ōzakenomi de, rokusuppo shigoto mo sezu mainichi yopparatte wa daidō ni nekorobi, sonchō de mo dare de mo kuchi kara demakase ni akkō zōgon o hakichirasu no ga mujō no shumi de, […]

The father was a heavy drinker, and he hardly worked and every day he would get drunk and lie in the street, and his favorite pastime was hurling all kinds of abuse as they occurred to him at the mayor or whomever, […]


ちんたら

ちんたら (canonical)
チンタラ (canonical)
chintara (romanization)


あやかし

a type of Noh mask representing ghosts or spirits


一妻多夫

一妻多夫 (canonical)
issai tafu (romanization)

一妻 (“one wife”) + 多夫 (“multiple husbands”)

af

Coordinate term: 一雌多雄

polyandry (plurality of husbands at the same time)


一夫多妻

一夫多妻 (canonical)
ippu tasai (romanization)

一夫 (ippu, “one husband”) + 多妻 (tasai, “multiple wives”)

Coordinate term: 一雄多雌 (ichiyū tashi)

polygyny (plurality of wives at the same time)


医官

医官 (canonical)
ikan (romanization)
ikwan (romanization)
いくわん (hiragana historical)

Japan Self-Defense Forces
Japan Self-Defense Forces


おやびん

おやびん (canonical)
オヤビン (canonical)
Oyabin (romanization)

Alteration of 親分(おやぶん) (oyabun, “boss; father figure”).

ja-r

2020 November 6, Haruna Yamazaki, quoting an anonymous Twitter user from October 28, 2019, “Saikin Twitter de yoku miru ‘Oyabin’ tte dare no koto? [Who is this ‘Oyabin’ we see mentioned on Twitter recently?]”, in BuzzFeed Japan:

Tchina is terrible, huh. I want Boss Trump to do something.

厨国ひどいな。トランプおやびんに何とかしてもらいたい。

Chūgoku hidoi na. Toranpu-oyabin ni nantokashite morai tai.

2021 March 29, Nakayama Toshihiro, “Miete kita Baiden gaikō no rinkaku... mō ‘Toranpu-oyabin’ wa inai [A look at Biden’s diplomacy... ‘Boss Trump’ is gone]”, in FNN Prime Online:

President Trump was called Oyabin by some Japanese Trump supporters. In the Trump era, in some sense, it was good to follow Oyabin.

トランプ大統領のことを一部の日本のトランプ支持者たちは、「おやびん」と呼んでいた。トランプ時代は、ある意味、「おやびん」の後をついていけば良かった。

Toranpu Daitōryō no koto o ichibu no Nihon no Toranpu shijishatachi wa, “Oyabin” to yondeita. Toranpu jidai wa, aru imi, “Oyabin” no ato o tsuite ikeba yokatta.

(Internet slang, endearing, used by supporters) Donald Trump, American president


不思議ちゃん

不思議ちゃん (canonical)
fushigi-chan (romanization)

[ɸɯ̟ɕiɡʲit͡ɕã̠ɴ]

(often endearing) girl who says and does strange things; weirdo


国士

国士無双

kokushi musō, in mahjong, a hand containing all 13 terminals and honours

the ‘thirteen orphans’; ‘thirteen wonders’


タカラジェンヌ

→ English: Takarasienne (calque)

[ta̠ka̠ɾa̠ʑẽ̞nːɯ̟]

Blend of 宝塚歌劇団 (Takarazuka Kagekidan, “Takarazuka Revue”) + パリジェンヌ (Parijiennu, “Parisian”, from French Parisienne.)

blend

from French <i class="Latn mention" lang="fr">Parisienne</i>.

(endearing) member of the Takarazuka Revue


フォトナキッズ

Compound of フォトナ (fotona, clipping of フォートナイト (fōtonaito, “Fortnite”)) + キッズ (kizzu, “kids”).

com-ja

clipping of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">フォートナイト</i> (fōtonaito, “Fortnite”)

2020 December 2, 元マクドナルド従業員たまちゃん, 秒刊SUNDAY:

泣き叫ぶ、フォトナキッズ。それも無視し、無表情でXBoxを破壊し続ける叔母はまさに狂気の沙汰。

XBox エックスボックス

Nakisakebu, Fotonakizzu. Soremo mushi shi, muhyōjō de Ekkusubokkusu o hakai shi tsuzukeru oba wa masa ni kyōki no sata.

The Fortnite kid is wailing; their aunt ignores this and continues to destroy the Xbox in what can only be called a display of insanity.

(derogatory) Fortnite kids; child Fortnite players/Fortniters


まんなかっこ

From 真(ま)ん中(なか) (mannaka) + っ子(こ) (-kko).


借り方

→ Chinese: 借方 (jièfāng)

借り (“borrowing”, stem of 借りる (kariru, “to borrow”)) + 方 (“direction; person”)

af

stem of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">借りる</i> (kariru, “to borrow”)


貸し方

貸し方 (canonical)
kashikata (romanization)

→ Chinese: 貸方／贷方 (dàifāng)

貸し (“lending”, stem of 貸す (kasu, “to lend”)) + 方 (“direction; person”)

stem of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">貸す</i> (kasu, “to lend”)


日曜大工

ja-noun

日(にち)曜(よう)大(だい)工(く) • (nichiyō daiku) ^(←にちえうだいく (nitieu daiku)?)

日曜大工 (canonical)
nichiyō daiku (romanization)
nitieu daiku (romanization)
にちえうだいく (hiragana historical)

From 日曜(にちよう) (nichiyō, “Sunday”) + 大工(だいく) (daiku, “carpenter”).

ja-compound

do it yourself carpenter; hobbyist carpenter


ご両親

ご両親 (canonical)
go-ryōshin (romanization)

[ɡo̞ɾʲo̞ːɕĩɴ]


社会保険労務士

ja-noun

しゃかい ほけん ろうむし

社(しゃ)会(かい)保(ほ)険(けん)労(ろう)務(む)士(し) • (shakai hoken rōmushi)

社会保険労務士 (canonical)
shakai hoken rōmushi (romanization)


心理学者

心理学者 (canonical)
shinrigakusha (romanization)

[ɕĩn̺ɾʲiɡa̠kɯ̟ɕå̠]


ブラザー

Borrowed from English brother.
Compare Korean 브라더 (beuradeo).


第一発見者

だい.いち はっけんしゃ

第(だい)一(いち)発(はっ)見(けん)者(しゃ) • (daiichi hakkensha)

第一発見者 (canonical)
daiichi hakkensha (romanization)

first discoverer (used especially in reference to the discovery of a dead body)


ブロガー

[bɯ̟ɾo̞ɡa̠ː]

blogger (a person who regularly writes material for a blog)


箱信者

箱信者 (canonical)
hako shinja (romanization)

[ha̠ko̞ ɕĩɲ̟d͡ʑa̠]

Compound of 箱 (hako, “box”) + 信者 (shinja, “believer, follower, or adherent of a religion”).

compound

(slang, derogatory, video games) an Xbox fanboy or fangirl, Xbot


女学

ja-noun

女(じょ)学(がく) • (jogaku) ^(←ぢよがく (dyogaku)?)

女学 (canonical)
jogaku (romanization)
dyogaku (romanization)
ぢよがく (hiragana historical)

[d͡ʑo̞ɡa̠kɯ̟]

Clipping of 女学校 (jogakkō, “girls' school”).


撮り鉄

撮り鉄 (canonical)
toritetsu (romanization)


竿役

From 竿(さお) (sao, “pole”) + 役(やく) (yaku, “role”).

ja-compound

2012 August 9, 安田峰俊, “「口では嫌がっても体は正直だな…」中国駐大阪総領事館がぶち込んだ“18禁トンデモ発言”の真相”, in 文春オンライン:

陵辱モノ18禁ゲームの竿役みたいなセリフ

ryōjoku-mono jūhachi-kin gēmu no saoyaku mitai na serifu

line that sounds like something a dude in an X-rated rape fantasy hentai game would say

(Japanese fiction, pornography) the one who fucks other characters


住職

ja-noun

住(じゅう)職(しょく) • (jūshoku) ^(←ぢゆうしよく (dyuusyoku)?)

住職 (canonical)
jūshoku (romanization)
dyuusyoku (romanization)
ぢゆうしよく (hiragana historical)

[d͡ʑɨːɕo̞kɯ̟]

serving as head priest of a Buddhist temple


住職

住職する (canonical)
jūshoku suru (romanization)
dyuusyoku (romanization)
住職し (stem)
住職した (past)
住職し
じゅうしょくし
jūshoku shi
住職する
じゅうしょくする
jūshoku suru
住職すれ
じゅうしょくすれ
jūshoku sure
住職せよ (imperative literary)
住職しろ (colloquial imperative)
じゅうしょくせよ (imperative literary)
じゅうしょくしろ (colloquial imperative)
jūshoku seyo (imperative literary)
jūshoku shiro (colloquial imperative)
住職される (passive)
じゅうしょくされる (passive)
jūshoku sareru (passive)
住職させる (causative)
住職さす (causative)
じゅうしょくさせる (causative)
じゅうしょくさす (causative)
jūshoku saseru (causative)
jūshoku sasu (causative)
住職できる (potential)
じゅうしょくできる (potential)
jūshoku dekiru (potential)
住職しよう (volitional)
じゅうしょくしよう (volitional)
jūshoku shiyō (volitional)
住職しない (negative)
じゅうしょくしない (negative)
jūshoku shinai (negative)
住職せず (continuative negative)
じゅうしょくせず (continuative negative)
jūshoku sezu (continuative negative)
住職します (formal)
じゅうしょくします (formal)
jūshoku shimasu (formal)
住職した (perfective)
じゅうしょくした (perfective)
jūshoku shita (perfective)
住職して (conjunctive)
じゅうしょくして (conjunctive)
jūshoku shite (conjunctive)
住職すれば (conditional hypothetical)
じゅうしょくすれば (conditional hypothetical)
jūshoku sureba (conditional hypothetical)

[d͡ʑɨːɕo̞kɯ̟]

to serve as head priest of a Buddhist temple


天下人

天(てん)下(か)人(びと) or 天(てん)下(か)人(にん) • (tenkabito or tenkanin)

天下人 (canonical)
天下人 (canonical)
tenkabito (romanization)
tenkanin (romanization)


おぼっちゃま

おぼっちゃん おぼっちゃん#Japanese

(more polite) Alternative form of おぼっちゃん (obotchan)


おぼっちゃん

[o̞bo̞t̚t͡ɕã̠ɴ]


児童売春

児童売春 (canonical)
jidō baishun (romanization)

[d͡ʑido̞ː ba̠iɕɨ̃ɴ]

Compound of 児童(じどう) (jidō, “child”) + 売春(ばいしゅん) (baishun, “prostitution”).


風太郎

ja-noun

風(ぷう)太(た)郎(ろう) • (pūtarō) ^(←ぷうたらう (puutarau)?)

風太郎 (canonical)
pūtarō (romanization)
puutarau (romanization)
ぷうたらう (hiragana historical)

[pɯ̟ːta̠ɾo̞ː]

someone with no regular employment; a hobo, a tramp, a vagabond, etc.


風太郎

[pɯ̟ːta̠ɾo̞ː]


自然派

[ɕizẽ̞ɰ̃ha̠]

自然派コスメ／化粧品

naturalists (as a group) or naturalist (individual), promoting a closer connection with nature (lifestyle, food, etc.)


ヤクルトレディ

[ja̠kɯ̟ɾɯ̟to̞ ɾe̞dʲi]

Compare Korean 야쿠르트 아줌마 (Yakureuteu ajumma).

Yakult lady, woman whose occupation is delivering Yakult from door to door


アムラー

アムラー • (Amurā)

From 安室奈美恵 (Amuro Namie, “Amuro Namie”) and er (er).

(slang) one who follows the fashion aesthetics of Amuro Namie


シノラー

From 篠原ともえ (Shinohara Tomoe, “Shinohara Tomoe”) and ler (ler).

lw

(slang) one who follows the fashion aesthetics of Shinohara Tomoe


シャネラー

[ɕa̠ne̞ɾa̠ː]

From シャネル (Shaneru, “Chanel”) and er (er).


キティラー

ja-noun

キティラー • (Kitirā)

From ハローキティ (Harō Kiti, “Hello Kitty”) and ler (ler).


若武者

若(わか)武(む)者(しゃ) • (wakamusha) ^(←わかむしや (wakamusya)?)

若武者 (canonical)
wakamusha (romanization)
wakamusya (romanization)
わかむしや (hiragana historical)

[β̞a̠ka̠mɯ̟ɕa̠]


うきよえし

ukiyoeshi (romanization)
ukyowe (romanization)
うきよゑ (hiragana historical)

From 浮世絵(うきよえ) (ukiyoe) and 絵師(えし) (eshi).


まじょっこ

From 魔女(まじょ) (majo, “witch”) + っ子(こ) (-kko).

魔法少女

魔法少女 まほうしょうじょ


たびがらす

たびがらす • (tabigarasu) ^(←たびがらす (tabigarasu)?)

tabigarasu (romanization)
たびがらす (hiragana historical)

From 旅(たび) (tabi, “travel”) + 烏(からす) (karasu, “crow”). The karasu changes to garasu as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


端女

端 (“fraction; small amount; petty; puny”) + 女 (“female”)

af

……当主としての自覚が…足りませぬぞ 魍(もう)鬼(き)様…このような危険を冒(おか)して……妾(わらわ)のようなはした女(め)を…っ 妾(わらわ)のような…‼………魍(もう)鬼(き)様 よき士(さぶらい)になられましたな………

2003 October 22, Oh!great, “FIGHT:62”, in 天(てん)上(じょう)天(てん)下(げ) [Above Heaven, Under Heaven], volume 10 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:

……Watch yourself, sir, you're the head of the family now… it's not worth it, Mōki-sama… Getting yourself in harm's way like this…… for a lowly maid like me… like me…‼………Mōki-sama, you've grown into a good samurai…

……Tōshu to shite no jikaku ga… Tarimasenu zo Mōki-sama… Kono yō na kiken o okashite…… warawa no yō na hashitame o…h Warawa no yō na…‼………Mōki-sama Yoki saburai ni nararemashita na………


バタイユ

A transliteration of the French surname Bataille


バルト

バルト諸国／バルト三国


バルト

A transliteration of the French surname Barthes


バルト

A transliteration of the German surname Barth

バルト神学


内蔵頭

内蔵頭 (canonical)
Kura no Kami (romanization)

Blend of 内蔵寮 (“Treasury”) + の (genitive marker) + 頭 (“head”)

blend

(history, government) the head of the 内蔵寮 (Kuraryō, “Treasury”)


内蔵助

内蔵助 (canonical)
Kura no Suke (romanization)

Blend of 内蔵寮 (“Treasury”) + の (genitive marker) + 助 (“deputy”)

大石内蔵助良雄

(history, government) the deputy of the 内蔵寮 (Kuraryō, “Treasury”)


内匠頭

ja-noun

^うち の ^たくみ の ^かみ

内匠(たくみの)頭(かみ) or 内(うちの)匠(たくみの)頭(かみ) • (Takumi no Kami or Uchi no Takumi no Kami)

内匠頭 (canonical)
内匠頭 (canonical)
Takumi no Kami (romanization)
Uchi no Takumi no Kami (romanization)

Blend of 内匠寮 + の (genitive marker) + 頭 (“chief”)

blend

浅野内匠頭長矩

(history, government) the chief of the 内匠寮 (Takumiryō, “Carpentry”)


下男

ja-noun

下(しも)男(おとこ) • (shimootoko) ^(←しもをとこ (simowotoko)?)

下男 (canonical)
genan (romanization)
下男 (canonical)
shimootoko (romanization)
simowotoko (romanization)
しもをとこ (hiragana historical)


クイズプレイヤー

[kɯ̟izɨ pɯ̟ɾe̞ːja̠ː]


プロ選手

プロ選手 (canonical)
puro senshu (romanization)

[pɯ̟ɾo̞ sẽ̞ɰ̃ɕɨ]


童男

(rare) Synonym of 少年 (shōnen, “young boy”)


童男

童男 (canonical)
oguna (romanization)
woguna (romanization)
をぐな (hiragana historical)

日本童男

(archaic) Synonym of 少年 (shōnen, “young boy”)


ベル友

ベル友 (canonical)
beru-tomo (romanization)

かよわい姿(すがた)は過(か)去(こ)のもの。遊(あそ)びが好(すき)きだが身(み)持(も)ちは固(かた)い。ワンレン・ラムーンはベル友(とも)。

2020 August 1, “バブリー・エルフ [Bubbly Elf]”, in デッキ改(かい)造(ぞう)パック 驚(きょう)愕(がく)のライトニングアタック‼ [Deck-Modifying Pack: Shocking Lightning Attacks‼]:

She's got such a delicate figure since the good ol' days. She loves partying, but she's kind of stiff too. She's pager gals with Onelen Lamoon.

Kayowai sugata wa kako no mono. Asobi ga suki da ga mimochi wa katai. Wanren Ramūn wa beru-tomo.

(neologism) a friend you keep in touch with using a pager


竹取

c. late 9th–mid-10th century, Taketori Monogatari
今は昔、竹取の翁といふものありけり。
Ima wa mukashi, Taketori no Okina to iu mono arikeri.
Once upon a time, there was a man named Taketori no Okina [old man who harvests bamboo].


蛮カラ

蛮カラ (canonical)
蛮カラ (canonical)
bankara (romanization)

[bã̠ŋka̠ɾa̠]

rough-and-tumble, an antithesis to ハイカラ (haikara) among Meiji-era young men


予備軍

予(よ)備(び)軍(ぐん) • (yobigun) ^(←よびぐん (yobigun)?)

予備軍 (canonical)
yobigun (romanization)
よびぐん (hiragana historical)

[jo̞bʲiɡɯ̟̃ɴ]

ニート予備軍

認知症の予備軍

(informal) person who will be a certain person in the future


だしこ

(crime, slang) person who withdraws the cash in a bank transfer scam


御近所さん

御(ご)近(きん)所(じょ)さん • (go-kinjo-san) ^(←ごきんじよさん (go-kinzyo-san)?)

御近所さん (canonical)
go-kinjo-san (romanization)
go-kinzyo-san (romanization)
ごきんじよさん (hiragana historical)

[ɡo̞kʲĩɲ̟d͡ʑo̞sã̠ɴ]

From 御(ご) (go-) + 近所(きんじょ) (kinjo) + さん (-san).


黄色人

ja-noun

黄(こう)色(しょく)人(じん) • (kōshokujin) ^(←くゎうしょくじん (kwausyokuzin)?)

黄色人 (canonical)
kōshokujin (romanization)
kwausyokuzin (romanization)
くゎうしょくじん (hiragana historical)


黄色人種

黄(おう)色(しょく)人(じん)種(しゅ) • (ōshoku jinshu) ^(←わうしよくじんしゆ (wausyoku zinsyu)?)

黄色人種 (canonical)
ōshoku jinshu (romanization)
wausyoku zinsyu (romanization)
わうしよくじんしゆ (hiragana historical)

[o̞ːɕo̞kɯ̟ d͡ʑĩɰ̃ɕɨ]

Compound of 黄色 (ōshoku, kōshoku, “yellow color”) + 人種 (jinshu, “race”)


黄色人種

ja-noun

黄(こう)色(しょく)人(じん)種(しゅ) • (kōshoku jinshu) ^(←くわうしよくじんしゆ (kwausyoku zinsyu)?)

黄色人種 (canonical)
kōshoku jinshu (romanization)
kwausyoku zinsyu (romanization)
くわうしよくじんしゆ (hiragana historical)

[ko̞ːɕo̞kɯ̟ d͡ʑĩɰ̃ɕɨ]


裸婦

裸婦 (canonical)
rafu (romanization)
らふ (hiragana historical)


有段者

有(ゆう)段(だん)者(しゃ) • (yūdansha) ^(←いうだんしや (iudansya)?)

有段者 (canonical)
yūdansha (romanization)
iudansya (romanization)
いうだんしや (hiragana historical)

[jɯ̟ːdã̠ɰ̃ɕa̠]

有段者会

有段者会 ゆうだんしゃかい


隔離者

隔離者 (canonical)
kakurisha (romanization)

[ka̠kɯ̟ɾʲiɕa̠]

(medicine) one who is isolated; (US, historical) segregant


兄姫

Old Japanese [Term?], 兄 (“elder brother”) + 姫 (“lady; daughter”)

af

(archaic) a noblewoman who is elder sister to another one in her family


弟姫

Old Japanese [Term?], 弟 (“younger sibling”) + 姫 (“lady; daughter”)


韓民

ja-noun

韓(かん)民(みん) • (kanmin) ^(←かんみん (kanmin)?)

韓民 (canonical)
kanmin (romanization)
かんみん (hiragana historical)


韓人

韓(かん)人(じん) • (kanjin) ^(←かんじん (kanzin)?)

韓人 (canonical)
kanjin (romanization)
kanzin (romanization)
かんじん (hiragana historical)

[kã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑĩɴ]


土民

土民 (canonical)
domin (romanization)
どみん (hiragana historical)


出資者

出資者 (canonical)
shusshisha (romanization)


エギンガー

エギンガー • (egingā)

[e̞ɡʲĩŋɡa̠ː]

Pseudo-anglicism from 餌木 (egi) + ing (ing) + er (er).


はこおし

(idol fandom) being a fan of all members of a group


サセン

Borrowed from Korean 사생팬 (sasaengpaen), from 사생(私生) (sasaeng, “private life”) + 팬 (paen, “fan”).

(South Korean idol fandom) sasaeng (extremely obsessive K-pop fan whose fixation on an idol is unhealthy and intrusive)


あらわし

arawashi (romanization)
arawasi (romanization)
あらわし (hiragana historical)

[a̠ɾa̠β̞a̠ɕi]

(figurative, historical) brave military aviator


メスティーソ

mestizo (Hispanic person of mixed heritage)


ドクトル

[do̞kɯ̟to̞ɾɯ̟]


韻士

韻士 (canonical)
inshi (romanization)
winsi (romanization)
ゐんし (hiragana historical)


すなどり

sunadori (romanization)
すなどり (hiragana historical)


著名人

著名人 (canonical)
chomeijin (romanization)

[t͡ɕo̞me̞ːʑĩɴ]


露出狂

露出狂 (canonical)
roshutsukyō (romanization)

[ɾo̞ɕɨt͡sɨkʲo̞ː]

From 露出(ろしゅつ) (roshutsu) + 狂(きょう) (kyō).


量産型

量産型 (canonical)
ryōsan-gata (romanization)

[ɾʲo̞ːsã̠ŋɡa̠ta̠]

From 量産(りょうさん) (ryōsan) + 型(かた) (kata). The kata changes to gata as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

量産型マッシュ


殺人鬼

殺(さつ)人(じん)鬼(き) • (satsujinki) ^(←さつじんき (satuzinki)?)

殺人鬼 (canonical)
satsujinki (romanization)
satuzinki (romanization)
さつじんき (hiragana historical)

[sa̠t͡sɨʑĩŋʲkʲi]


一尉

(military) captain (Japanese Air Self-Defense Forces, Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces)

(military) lieutenant (senior grade) (Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force)


研修医

研(けん)修(しゅう)医(い) • (kenshūi) ^(←けんしうい (kensiui)?)

研修医 (canonical)
kenshūi (romanization)
kensiui (romanization)
けんしうい (hiragana historical)

From 研(けん)修(しゅう) (kenshū, “in-service study and training”) + 医(い) (i, “doctor”).

ja-compound

(medicine) resident; intern; doctor-in-training


骨学者

骨学者 (canonical)
kotsugakusha (romanization)


モバイラー

(informal) enthusiast of handheld devices, especially early 2000s pocket computers


としご

toshigo (romanization)
tosigo (romanization)
としご (hiragana historical)

child born to a mother soon after a previous child


くせもの

kusemono (romanization)
くせもの (hiragana historical)


かわりもの

ja-noun

かわりもの • (kawarimono) ^(←かはりもの (kafarimono)?)

kawarimono (romanization)
kafarimono (romanization)
かはりもの (hiragana historical)


ほらふき

ほらふき or ホラふき • (horafuki) ^(←ほらふき (forafuki)?)

ほらふき (canonical)
ホラふき (canonical)
horafuki (romanization)
forafuki (romanization)
ほらふき (hiragana historical)

[ho̞ɾa̠ɸɯ̟kʲi]

From the phrase 法螺(ほら)を吹(ふ)く (hora o fuku). Compare Chinese 大吹法螺 (dàchuīfǎluó).


こしぎんちゃく

こしぎんちゃく • (koshiginchaku) ^(←こしぎんちやく (kosigintyaku)?)

koshiginchaku (romanization)
kosigintyaku (romanization)
こしぎんちやく (hiragana historical)

[ko̞ɕiɡʲĩɲ̟t͡ɕa̠kɯ̟]

From 腰(こし) (koshi) + 巾着(きんちゃく) (kinchaku). Literally, "waist pouch".

(derogatory) one who always follows someone around subserviently


聾児

聾児 (canonical)
rōji (romanization)
rouzi (romanization)
ろうじ (hiragana historical)


男やもめ

男(おとこ)やもめ • (otokoyamome) ^(←をとこやもめ (wotokoyamome)?)

男やもめ (canonical)
otokoyamome (romanization)
wotokoyamome (romanization)
をとこやもめ (hiragana historical)

Compound of 男(おとこ) (otoko, “man”) + やもめ (yamome, “widow; widower”).
First attested in the early 17th century.


あげまん

Unknown. Perhaps 上げる (ageru, “to lift”) + まんこ (manko, “pussy”), the same way やりまん (yariman, “slut”) was formed from やる (yaru, “to fuck”) + まんこ (manko, “pussy”).
See あげまん on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ʲᵃ

pedia

(informal) a woman whose presence is like a good luck charm


卑怯者

ja-noun

卑(ひ)怯(きょう)者(もの) • (hikyōmono) ^(←ひけふもの (fikefumono)?)

卑怯者 (canonical)
hikyōmono (romanization)
fikefumono (romanization)
ひけふもの (hiragana historical)

From 卑(ひ)怯(きょう) (hikyō, “cowardice”) + 者(もの) (mono, “person”).


ヘブライ人

ヘブライ人 (canonical)
Heburai-jin (romanization)

ヘブライ人への手紙


カナン人

カナン人 (canonical)
Kanan-bito (romanization)

(biblical) a Canaanite (member of ancient Semitic people)


サマリア人

ja-noun

サマリア人(じん) or サマリア人(びと) • (Samaria-jin or Samaria-bito)

サマリア人 (canonical)
サマリア人 (canonical)
Samaria-jin (romanization)
Samaria-bito (romanization)

よきサマリア人

(biblical) a Samaritan (a native or inhabitant of Samaria)


ヘブル人

ヘブル人 (canonical)
Heburu-bito (romanization)

ヘブル人への手紙

ヘブライ人 ヘブライ人#Japanese

(biblical) Synonym of ヘブライ人 (Heburai-jin, “Hebrew”) (person)


ペリシテ人

ペリシテ人(じん) or ペリシテ人(びと) • (Perishite-jin or Perishite-bito)

ペリシテ人 (canonical)
ペリシテ人 (canonical)
Perishite-jin (romanization)
Perishite-bito (romanization)

(biblical) a Philistine (non-Semitic person from ancient Philistia)


パリサイ人

パリサイ人 (canonical)
Parisai-bito (romanization)

(biblical) a Pharisee (member of an ancient Jewish political party, social movement, etc)


ナザレ人

ナザレ人 (canonical)
Nazare-bito (romanization)

(biblical) the Nazarene (epithet of Jesus Christ)


乳幼児

乳(にゅう)幼(よう)児(じ) • (nyūyōji) ^(←にゆうえうじ (nyuueuzi)?)

乳幼児 (canonical)
nyūyōji (romanization)
nyuueuzi (romanization)
にゆうえうじ (hiragana historical)

[ɲ̟ɨːjo̞ːʑi]

Meronyms: 乳児, 幼児


王配

Perhaps blend of 王 (“king”) + 配偶者 (haigūsha, “spouse”)

blend

エディンバラ公爵フィリップ王配

(neologism, uncommon) a prince consort (husband of queen)

駙馬

Chinese prince consort; fuba, son- or brother-in-law of emperor, husband of princess


呑舟の魚

呑舟の魚 (canonical)
donshū no uo (romanization)

呑舟 (“boat swallowing”) + の (attributive marker) + 魚 (“fish”), calque of Literary Chinese 吞舟之魚, from the chapter 庚桑楚 of Zhuangzi

af

(figurative) a larger-than-life character/individual


呑舟の魚は枝流に游がず

ja-pos

どんしゅう の うお は しりゅう に およがず

呑(どん)舟(しゅう)の魚(うお)は枝(し)流(りゅう)に游(およ)がず • (donshū no uo wa shiryū ni oyogazu)

呑舟の魚は枝流に游がず (canonical)
donshū no uo wa shiryū ni oyogazu (romanization)

呑舟の魚 (“boat-swallowing fish”) + は (topical marker) + 枝流 (“tributary”) + に (locative marker) + 游がず (“not swim”, continuative negative of 游ぐ (oyogu, “to swim”)).
Calque of Literary Chinese 吞舟之魚，不游枝流 from the chapter "Yang Zhu" of Liezi

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continuative negative of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">游ぐ</i> (oyogu, “to swim”)

とんしゅうのうおはしりゅうにおよがず'

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とんしゅうのうおはしりゅうにおよがず'

Boat-swallowing fish do not swim in tributaries; Giant birds fly high and do not flock to swamps.

Tūn zhōu zhī yú, bù yóu zhīliú; hónghú gāofēi, bù jí wūchí.

吞舟之魚，不游枝流；鴻鵠高飛，不集污池。

吞舟之鱼，不游枝流；鸿鹄高飞，不集污池。

(literal) boat-swallowing fish do not swim in tributaries


大蔵卿

ja-noun

大(おお)蔵(くら)卿(きょう) or 大(おお)蔵(くらの)卿(かみ) • (Ōkurakyō or Ōkura no Kami)

大蔵卿 (canonical)
大蔵卿 (canonical)
Ōkurakyō (romanization)
Ōkura no Kami (romanization)

[o̞ːkɯ̟ɾa̠kʲo̞ː]

おおくらきょう: Blend of 大蔵省 (Ōkurashō, “Ministry of the Treasury”) + 卿 (“Lord”)
おおくらのかみ: Blend of 大蔵省 + の (genitive marker) + 卿 (“chief”)


民部卿

ja-noun

^たみ の ^つかさ の ^かみ

民(みん)部(ぶ)卿(きょう) or 民(たみの)部(つかさの)卿(かみ) or 民部(たみの)卿(かみ) • (Minbukyō or Tami no Tsukasa no Kami or Tami no Kami)

民部卿 (canonical)
民部卿 (canonical)
民部卿 (canonical)
Minbukyō (romanization)
Tami no Tsukasa no Kami (romanization)
Tami no Kami (romanization)

[mʲĩmbɯ̟kʲo̞ː]

みんぶきょう: 民部 (“Ministry of Popular Affairs”) + 卿 (“Lord”)
たみのつかさのかみ: 民部省 (Tami no Tsukasa, “Ministry of Popular Affairs”) + の (genitive marker) + 卿 (“chief”)
たみのかみ: Blend of 民部省 + の (genitive marker) + 卿 (“chief”)

blend

(history) the Minister of Popular Affairs


あほんだら

ja-noun

あほんだら or アホンダラ • (ahondara) ^(←あほんだら (afondara)?)

あほんだら (canonical)
アホンダラ (canonical)
ahondara (romanization)
afondara (romanization)
あほんだら (hiragana historical)

(Kansai, more emphatic) Alternative form of あほ (aho, “idiot”)


ネット弁慶

ネット弁慶 (canonical)
netto benkei (romanization)

(Internet slang) someone who acts boldly online but is timid in real life


法皇

法皇 (canonical)
hōō (romanization)
fofwau (romanization)
ほふわう (hiragana historical)

(monarchy, Buddhism) an emperor who abdicates and becomes a monk; a monk emperor emeritus


檀越

檀(だん)越(おつ) or 檀(だん)越(のつ) • (dan'otsu or dannotsu) ^(←だんをつ (dan'wotu)?)

檀(だん)越(おち) • (dan'ochi) ^(←だんをち (dan'woti)?)

檀(だに)越(おち) • (daniochi) ^(←だにをち (daniwoti)?)

檀(だん)越(えつ) • (dan'etsu) ^(←だんゑつ (dan'wetu)?)

檀越 (canonical)
檀越 (canonical)
dan'otsu (romanization)
dannotsu (romanization)
dan'wotu (romanization)
だんをつ (hiragana historical)
檀越 (canonical)
dan'ochi (romanization)
dan'woti (romanization)
だんをち (hiragana historical)
檀越 (canonical)
daniochi (romanization)
daniwoti (romanization)
だにをち (hiragana historical)
檀越 (canonical)
dan'etsu (romanization)
dan'wetu (romanization)
だんゑつ (hiragana historical)

[dã̠ɰ̃o̞t͡sɨ]

[dã̠ɰ̃o̞t͡ɕi]

From Old Japanese 檀越 (daniwoti) (万葉集 (Man'yōshū), 3847th poem), from Middle Chinese 檀越, from Sanskrit दानपति (dānapati, literally “lord of alms”). The earliest readings in Old Japanese were daniwoti and danawoti; danwotu was acquired later in Early Middle Japanese, with the more systematic adoption of Literary Chinese. The otsu changes to notsu as an instance of renjō (連声). See also 旦那 (danna).

ja-renjo

(Buddhism) a benefactor or a patron to a temple


ポエマー

ja-noun

ポエマー • (poemā)

ポエム + er (er). Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from poem + -er.

pseudo-loan

(slang) person with a tendency for purple prose


レイシスト

人種差別主義者

人種差別主義者 じんしゅさべつしゅぎしゃ


自宅警備員

ja-noun

自(じ)宅(たく)警(けい)備(び)員(いん) • (jitaku keibiin)

自宅警備員 (canonical)
jitaku keibiin (romanization)

自宅 (jitaku, “my home”) + 警備員 (keibiin, “guardsman”)


神漏美

ja-noun

神(かむ)漏(ろ)美(み) or 神(かみ)漏(ろ)美(み) • (kamuromi or kamiromi)

神漏美 (canonical)
神漏美 (canonical)
kamuromi (romanization)
kamiromi (romanization)

Old Japanese [Term?], 神 (“god”) + ろ (archaic genitive particle) + み (“female”). Compare 伊弉冉 (Izanami, literally “Female Who Invites”). See also 日孁 (Hirume).

af

(archaic, Japanese mythology) a creator, progenitor or ancestor goddess, such as 神皇産霊 (Kamimusuhi), 伊弉冉 (Izanami) or 天照 (Amaterasu)


神漏伎

ja-noun

神(かむ)漏(ろ)伎(き) or 神(かみ)漏(ろ)伎(き) • (kamuroki or kamiroki)

神漏伎 (canonical)
神漏伎 (canonical)
kamuroki (romanization)
kamiroki (romanization)

Old Japanese [Term?], 神 (“god”) + ろ (archaic genitive particle) + き (“male”). Compare 伊弉諾 (Izanaki, literally “Male Who Invites”). See also 日孁 (Hirume).

af

(archaic, Japanese mythology) a male creator, progenitor or ancestor god, such as 高皇産霊 (Takamimusuhi) or 伊弉諾 (Izanaki)


女天下

ja-noun

女(おんな)天(でん)下(か) or 女(おんな)天(てん)下(か) • (onnadenka or onnatenka) ^(←をんなでんか (wonnadenka)?)

女天下 (canonical)
女天下 (canonical)
onnadenka (romanization)
onnatenka (romanization)
wonnadenka (romanization)
をんなでんか (hiragana historical)

[õ̞nːa̠dẽ̞ŋka̠]

[õ̞nːa̠tẽ̞ŋka̠]

the state of women being in charge over men; women's rule; petticoat government


面接官

面(めん)接(せつ)官(かん) • (mensetsukan) ^(←めんせつくわん (mensetukwan)?)

面接官 (canonical)
mensetsukan (romanization)
mensetukwan (romanization)
めんせつくわん (hiragana historical)

[mẽ̞ɰ̃se̞t͡sɨkã̠ɴ]

Generally interviews are between the mensetsukan (面接官, interviewer) and the ōbosha (応募者, applicant) [...]

2015 August 3, Daniel Morales, “Jiko-PR gives job seekers a rare chance to brag in Japanese”, in The Japan Times (in English), retrieved 2023-04-11:


同居人

同(どう)居(きょ)人(にん) • (dōkyonin) ^(←どうきよにん (doukyonin)?)

同居人 (canonical)
dōkyonin (romanization)
doukyonin (romanization)
どうきよにん (hiragana historical)

[do̞ːkʲo̞ɲ̟ĩɴ]


チェリーボーイ

チェリーボーイ • (cherī bōi)

[t͡ɕe̞ɾʲiː bo̞ːi]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from cherry + boy.


浪費家

ja-noun

浪(ろう)費(ひ)家(か) • (rōhika) ^(←らうひか (raufika)?)

浪費家 (canonical)
rōhika (romanization)
raufika (romanization)
らうひか (hiragana historical)


欧人

欧人 (canonical)
ōjin (romanization)
ouzin (romanization)
おうじん (hiragana historical)


はかもり

hakamori (romanization)
fakamori (romanization)
はかもり (hiragana historical)


自衛官

[d͡ʑie̞ːkã̠ɴ]

Of 自(じ)衛(えい) (jiei, “self-defense”) + 官(かん) (kan, “official”). Various offices (e.g. 陸上自衛官 rikujō jiekan “ground forces commander”, 海上自衛官 kaijō jiekan “naval forces commander”, 航空自衛官 kōkū jiekan “airforce commander”) defined in Japanese law from 1954.

ja-compound

2022 February 7, HBC News, “Dōryō ni taishi ‘izen kara fuman o motte ita’ to iu nijū-dai no jieikan no onna [The female officer in her twenties who told a colleague ‘I’ve been unsatisfied’]”, in Yahoo News, archived from the original on 2022-02-10:

Last September, a female JSDF officer in her twenties who was disciplined for taking 5,000 yen from a colleague’s wallet was suspended for 30 days.

去年 ９月、同僚の財布から現金 5000円を盗んだとして、 20代の自衛官の女が停職 30日の懲戒処分を受けました。

Kyonen kugatsu, dōryō no saifu kara genkin gosen-en o nusunda to shite, nijū-dai no jieikan no onna ga teishoku sanjū-nichi no chōkai shobun o ukemashita.

an official in the Japan Self-Defense Forces


チカニシ

Blend of 痴漢 (chikan, “Xbot”) + 妊娠 (ninshin, “Nintendrone”)

blend

(derogatory, Internet slang, video games, vulgar) a Xbox fanboy, Xbot and a Nintendo fanboy, Nintendrone


行旅死亡人

ja-noun

行(こう)旅(りょ)死(し)亡(ぼう)人(にん) • (kōryo shibōnin) ^(←かうりよしばうにん (kauryosibaunin)?)

行旅死亡人 (canonical)
kōryo shibōnin (romanization)
kauryosibaunin (romanization)
かうりよしばうにん (hiragana historical)

[ko̞ːɾʲo̞ ɕibo̞ːɲ̟ĩɴ]

unidentified decedent
unidentified decedent


ちょろイン

[t͡ɕo̞ɾo̞ĩɴ]

Blend of ちょろい (choroi, “simple-minded”) + ヒロイン (hiroin, “heroine”).


ケンカップル

[kẽ̞ŋka̠p̚pɯ̟ɾɯ̟]


検査官

[kẽ̞ɰ̃sa̠kã̠ɴ]


おれっこ

おれっこ (canonical)
オレっこ (canonical)
orekko (romanization)

(ACG) girl who uses the masculine pronoun おれ (ore)


ぼくっこ

ぼくっこ (canonical)
ボクっこ (canonical)
bokukko (romanization)

(ACG) girl who uses the masculine pronoun ぼく (boku)


むえんぼとけ

ja-noun

むえんぼとけ • (muenbotoke) ^(←むえんぼとけ (muenbotoke)?)

muenbotoke (romanization)
むえんぼとけ (hiragana historical)

From 無縁(むえん) (muen) + 仏(ほとけ) (hotoke). The hotoke changes to botoke as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


年の差婚

年の差婚 (canonical)
toshi-no-sa-kon (romanization)

From 年(とし)の差(さ) (toshi no sa) + 婚(こん) (kon).


企業戦士

企(き)業(ぎょう)戦(せん)士(し) • (kigyō senshi) ^(←きげふせんし (kigefusensi)?)

企業戦士 (canonical)
kigyō senshi (romanization)
kigefusensi (romanization)
きげふせんし (hiragana historical)

[kʲiɡʲo̞ː sẽ̞ɰ̃ɕi]

(dated) "company warrior": businessman who puts his all into work


新顔

新(しん)顔(がお) • (shingao) ^(←しんがほ (singafo)?)

新顔 (canonical)
shingao (romanization)
singafo (romanization)
しんがほ (hiragana historical)

From 新 (shin-, “new, neo-”) + 顔 (kao, “face”). The kao changes to gao as an instance of rendaku (連濁).