"ゲイ" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɡe̞i] Forms: gei [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from English gay. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|en|gay}} English gay Head templates: {{ja-noun}} ゲイ • (gei)
  1. (sexuality) gay Wikipedia link: ja:ゲイ Categories (topical): LGBT, Sexuality Derived forms: ゲイバー (gei bā) (english: gay bar), ゲイパワー (gei pawā) (english: gay power), ゲイボーイ (gei bōi) (english: gay boy), ゲイリブ (gei ribu) (english: gay liberation movement)

Alternative forms

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