"ニューハーフ" meaning in Japanese

See ニューハーフ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɲ̟ɨːha̠ːɸɯ̟] Forms: nyūhāfu [romanization]
Etymology: Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from new + half Etymology templates: {{pseudo-loan|ja|en|new|half|||nocap=|nocat=|sort=}} Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from new + half, {{waei|new|half}} Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from new + half Head templates: {{ja-noun}} ニューハーフ • (nyūhāfu)
  1. male-to-female crossdresser
    Sense id: en-ニューハーフ-ja-noun-4xMo5AgE Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese katakana, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese pseudo-loans from English, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Crossdressing Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 70 30 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 68 32 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 72 28 Disambiguation of Japanese pseudo-loans from English: 62 38 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Crossdressing: 95 5
  2. trans woman
    Sense id: en-ニューハーフ-ja-noun-SQcvOZ3Q Categories (other): Transgender Disambiguation of Transgender: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Alternative forms

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      "langcode": "ja",
      "name": "People",
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        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from new + half",
      "name": "pseudo-loan"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "new",
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      },
      "expansion": "Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from new + half",
      "name": "waei"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from new + half",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "79 21",
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        {
          "_dis": "70 30",
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          "name": "Japanese katakana",
          "parents": [],
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        {
          "_dis": "68 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "72 28",
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          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "62 38",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "72 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "90 10",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "92 8",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "95 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Crossdressing",
          "orig": "ja:Crossdressing",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "male-to-female crossdresser"
      ],
      "id": "en-ニューハーフ-ja-noun-4xMo5AgE",
      "links": [
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          "male-to-female",
          "male-to-female"
        ],
        [
          "crossdresser",
          "crossdresser"
        ]
      ]
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      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "39 61",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Transgender",
          "orig": "ja:Transgender",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "trans woman"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "trans woman",
          "trans woman"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ニューハーフ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɲ̟ɨːha̠ːɸɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Daijirin",
    "Kōjien",
    "Shinmura Izuru",
    "ja:ニューハーフ"
  ],
  "word": "ニューハーフ"
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    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese pseudo-loans from English",
    "Japanese terms derived from English",
    "Japanese terms spelled with ニュ",
    "Japanese terms spelled with ー",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
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    "ja:Transgender"
  ],
  "descendants": [
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            "1": "en",
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
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      },
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      "name": "pseudo-loan"
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        "1": "new",
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      },
      "expansion": "Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from new + half",
      "name": "waei"
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  "etymology_text": "Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from new + half",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nyūhāfu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
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        "male-to-female crossdresser"
      ],
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          "male-to-female",
          "male-to-female"
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        [
          "crossdresser",
          "crossdresser"
        ]
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "trans woman"
      ],
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          "trans woman"
        ]
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    }
  ],
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      "other": "ニューハーフ"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ɲ̟ɨːha̠ːɸɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
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    "Daijirin",
    "Kōjien",
    "Shinmura Izuru",
    "ja:ニューハーフ"
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for ニューハーフ meaning in Japanese (1.8kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-10 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (58c391d and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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