腐女子

Chinese

decay; rotten woman; female; daughter
trad. (腐女子) 女子
simp. #(腐女子) 女子

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese ()(じょ)() (fujoshi).

Pronunciation


Noun

腐女子

  1. (ACG) fujoshi

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
じょ
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

(fu, rotten) + 女子 (joshi, woman), a pun on homophonous 婦女子 (fujoshi, women).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝʑo̞ɕi]
  • Homophone: 婦女子

Noun

()(じょ)() • (fujoshi) 

  1. (slang) A girl/woman who likes homosexual male relationships, a female who enjoys observing relations between gay men/boys.
  2. (slang) A female who enjoys yaoi.
  3. (slang, derogatory, by extension) A female who is a fan of manga and/or anime.

Coordinate terms

Descendants

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

腐女子 • (bunyeoja) (hangeul 부녀자)

  1. Hanja form? of 부녀자 (A female fan of yaoi).
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