男の娘

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おとこ
Grade: 1

Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

Derived from changing the () (ko, child) of (おとこ)() (otokonoko, boy) into () (ko, girl).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) とこのこ [òtókóꜜnòkò] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [o̞to̞ko̞no̞ko̞]

Noun

(おとこ)() • (otokonoko

  1. A male who has feminine appearance and mannerisms; femboy.

Descendants

  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 男娘 (nánniáng)

See also