"おかま" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [o̞ka̠ma̠] Forms: おかま [canonical], オカマ [canonical], okama [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 御 (o-, “honorific prefix”) + 釜 (kama, “pot”); compare Kunigami ふぁーま (fāma), ふ’かーま (fuk'āma), わはーま (wahāma), Miyako うかま (ukama). The development of the slang senses appear to have started from an analogy comparing a man's butt to the shape of certain pots. Etymology templates: {{prefix|ja|御|釜|t1=honorific prefix|t2=pot|tr1=o|tr2=kama}} 御 (o-, “honorific prefix”) + 釜 (kama, “pot”), {{cog|xug|ふぁーま|tr=fāma}} Kunigami ふぁーま (fāma), {{cog|mvi|うかま|tr=ukama}} Miyako うかま (ukama) Head templates: {{ja-noun|オカマ}} おかま or オカマ • (okama)
  1. (formal) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see お, 釜, 竈. Tags: formal
    Sense id: en-おかま-ja-noun-sM8AweEC Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 12 5 5 4 12 4 23 23
  2. (formal) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see お, 釜, 竈.
    a cooking pot
    Tags: formal
    Sense id: en-おかま-ja-noun-A19XBMAq Categories (other): Japanese terms prefixed with 御, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Cookware and bakeware Disambiguation of Japanese terms prefixed with 御: 9 11 5 9 3 14 3 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 12 5 5 4 12 4 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 13 2 2 2 17 2 26 26 Disambiguation of Cookware and bakeware: 6 34 2 2 1 20 1 18 16
  3. a steam locomotive
    Sense id: en-おかま-ja-noun-K8sDbt1T Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 7 8 11 5 3 14 3 25 25
  4. a volcanic caldera
    Sense id: en-おかま-ja-noun-BdmOz4xB
  5. (dated) one's wife Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-おかま-ja-noun-eaLr7zrH
  6. (archaic) a serving woman, a female servant Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-おかま-ja-noun-Bf0hjVgb Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms prefixed with 御, Japanese terms with redundant script codes, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 6 7 6 3 2 11 2 32 32 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 6 7 10 7 2 14 2 25 25 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 7 8 11 5 3 14 3 25 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms prefixed with 御: 9 11 5 9 3 14 3 23 23 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant script codes: 7 9 7 7 3 12 3 26 26 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 7 8 7 7 3 12 3 27 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 12 5 5 4 12 4 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 13 2 2 2 17 2 26 26
  7. (slang) someone's posterior or butt, particularly a man's butt Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-おかま-ja-noun-7jKdZ0Hq
  8. オカマ: (slang, LGBTQ, often offensive) loosely, any man viewed to be homosexual or effeminate:
    a gay man; a male homosexual; a faggot
    Sense id: en-おかま-ja-noun-~6krrzUi Categories (other): LGBTQ, Japanese anti-LGBTQ slurs, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms prefixed with 御, Japanese terms with redundant script codes, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, LGBTQ Disambiguation of Japanese anti-LGBTQ slurs: 5 5 3 2 1 6 1 39 38 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 6 7 6 3 2 11 2 32 32 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 6 7 10 7 2 14 2 25 25 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 7 8 11 5 3 14 3 25 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms prefixed with 御: 9 11 5 9 3 14 3 23 23 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant script codes: 7 9 7 7 3 12 3 26 26 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 7 8 7 7 3 12 3 27 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 12 5 5 4 12 4 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 13 2 2 2 17 2 26 26 Disambiguation of LGBTQ: 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 50 42
  9. オカマ: (slang, LGBTQ, often offensive) loosely, any man viewed to be homosexual or effeminate:
    a trans woman
    Sense id: en-おかま-ja-noun-TNIDY65t Categories (other): LGBTQ, Japanese anti-LGBTQ slurs, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms prefixed with 御, Japanese terms with redundant script codes, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, LGBTQ Disambiguation of Japanese anti-LGBTQ slurs: 5 5 3 2 1 6 1 39 38 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 6 7 6 3 2 11 2 32 32 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 6 7 10 7 2 14 2 25 25 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 7 8 11 5 3 14 3 25 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms prefixed with 御: 9 11 5 9 3 14 3 23 23 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant script codes: 7 9 7 7 3 12 3 26 26 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 7 8 7 7 3 12 3 27 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 12 5 5 4 12 4 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 13 2 2 2 17 2 26 26 Disambiguation of LGBTQ: 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 50 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: お焦げ (okoge) (ruby: ()) (english: burnt residual food; fag hag), おなべ (onabe) (english: masculine woman; (butch) lesbian; trans man; stew pot) [literally], オネエ (onē) (english: an effeminate man)

Alternative forms

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          "竈",
          "竈#Japanese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(formal) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see お, 釜, 竈."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese formal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see お, 釜, 竈.",
        "a cooking pot"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "お",
          "お#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "釜",
          "釜#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "竈",
          "竈#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "pot",
          "pot"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(formal) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see お, 釜, 竈.",
        "a cooking pot"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a steam locomotive"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "steam locomotive",
          "steam locomotive"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a volcanic caldera"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "volcanic",
          "volcanic"
        ],
        [
          "caldera",
          "caldera"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese dated terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "one's wife"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wife",
          "wife"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated) one's wife"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a serving woman, a female servant"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "serving",
          "serving"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ],
        [
          "female",
          "female"
        ],
        [
          "servant",
          "servant"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) a serving woman, a female servant"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "someone's posterior or butt, particularly a man's butt"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "posterior",
          "posterior"
        ],
        [
          "butt",
          "butt"
        ],
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) someone's posterior or butt, particularly a man's butt"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese offensive terms",
        "Japanese slang",
        "ja:LGBTQ"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "オカマ: (slang, LGBTQ, often offensive) loosely, any man viewed to be homosexual or effeminate:",
        "a gay man; a male homosexual; a faggot"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "オカマ",
          "オカマ#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "LGBTQ",
          "LGBTQ"
        ],
        [
          "homosexual",
          "homosexual"
        ],
        [
          "effeminate",
          "effeminate"
        ],
        [
          "gay",
          "gay"
        ],
        [
          "faggot",
          "faggot"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese offensive terms",
        "Japanese slang",
        "ja:LGBTQ"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "オカマ: (slang, LGBTQ, often offensive) loosely, any man viewed to be homosexual or effeminate:",
        "a trans woman"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "オカマ",
          "オカマ#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "LGBTQ",
          "LGBTQ"
        ],
        [
          "homosexual",
          "homosexual"
        ],
        [
          "effeminate",
          "effeminate"
        ],
        [
          "trans woman",
          "trans woman"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "おかま"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[o̞ka̠ma̠]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ja:おかま"
  ],
  "word": "おかま"
}

Download raw JSONL data for おかま meaning in Japanese (4.4kB)

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  "path": [
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  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "おかま",
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}

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