腐女子

Chinese

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

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 腐(ふ)女(じょ)子(し) (fujoshi).

Pronunciation


Noun

腐女子

  1. (ACG) fujoshi

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
腐 女 子
ふ
Grade: S
じょ
Grade: 1
し
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

腐(ふ)女(じょ)子(し) • (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
腐女子

Noun

腐女子 • (bunyeoja) (hangeul 부녀자)

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