Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Gender differences in Japanese. The Japanese language has some words and some grammatical constructions associated with men or boys, while others are associated with women or girls. Such differences are sometimes called "gendered language". [ 1 ]: 10 In Japanese, speech patterns associated with women are referred to as onna kotoba (女言葉 ...
Japanese pronouns. Japanesepronouns (代名詞, daimeishi) are words in the Japanese language used to address or refer to present people or things, where present means people or things that can be pointed at. The position of things (far away, nearby) and their role in the current interaction (goods, addresser, addressee, bystander) are features ...
Theories. v. t. e. Otokonoko (男の娘, "male daughter" or "male girl", also pronounced as otoko no musume) is a Japanese term for men who have a culturally feminine gender expression. [1][2] This includes, among others, males with feminine appearances, or those cross-dressing. "Otokonoko" is a play on the word 男の子 ("boy", from the ...
Moe (萌え, Japanese pronunciation: [mo.e] ⓘ), sometimes romanized as moé, is a Japanese word that refers to feelings of strong affection mainly towards characters in anime, manga, video games, and other media directed at the otaku market. Moe, however, has also gained usage to refer to feelings of affection towards any subject.
Akiko Yajima (矢島 晶子, born 1967), voice actress from Kashiwazaki, Japan. Akiko Yano (矢野 顕子, born 1955), a Japanese singer and pop/jazz musician. Akiko Yazawa (矢澤 亜希子, born 1980), backgammon player. Akiko Yosano (与謝野 晶子, 1878-1942), Japanese poet, feminist and social reformer of late 19th-early 20th century Japan.
Japanese profanity. Profanity in the Japanese language can pertain to scatological references or aim to put down the listener by negatively commenting on their ability, intellect, or appearance. [1] Furthermore, there are different levels of Japanese speech that indicate politeness, social standing and respect, [2] referred to, simply, as ...
Yuki (ゆき, ユキ) and Yūki/Yuuki (ゆうき, ユーキ) are separate Japanese given names used for females or males, though they can be romanized the same way when vowel length is not transliterated. Possible spellings of Yuki include 雪, 幸, 由紀, 由貴, 由岐, 由樹, 友紀, 夕希 and 有希. Possible spellings of Yūki include ...
Bijin (美人) is a Japanese term which literally means "a beautiful person" [1] and is synonymous with bijo (美女, "beautiful woman"). Girls are usually called bishōjo (美少女), while men are known as bidanshi (美男子) and boys are bishōnen (美少年). The term originally derives from the Middle Chinese word mijX nyin (美人 ...