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jmdict 1270270 Active (id: 2183229)
お釜御釜御竈 [rK]
おかまオカマ (nokanji)
1. [n] [pol]
▶ pot
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1209080 釜 1. iron pot; kettle
2. [n]
▶ (volcanic) crater
3. [n]
▶ buttocks
4. [n] [uk,sens,col]
《usu. オカマ; oft. derog.》
▶ effeminate gay man
▶ male transvestite
▶ (preoperative) transgender woman
▶ (gay) male prostitute
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2706170 お姉【おねえ】 2. effeminate man



History:
7. A 2022-04-10 21:45:39  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
6. A* 2022-04-10 10:46:19  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I remember using the word おかま to refer to a homosexual friend (more than a decade ago) and he was a little offended, おかまちゃうわ!
it was explained to me that it's not a word that can be used for any gay man
  Diff:
@@ -41,2 +41 @@
-<gloss>gay man</gloss>
-<gloss>effeminate man</gloss>
+<gloss>effeminate gay man</gloss>
5. A 2022-04-10 10:27:19  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/おかま
daijr, chujiten
お釜	101866
御釜	7462
御竈	158
  Comments:
Daniel, please support your amendments with references.
"transvestite" isn't wrong.
  Diff:
@@ -29 +29 @@
-<gloss>volcanic crater</gloss>
+<gloss>(volcanic) crater</gloss>
@@ -33 +33 @@
-<gloss>(one's) buttocks</gloss>
+<gloss>buttocks</gloss>
@@ -40,2 +40,2 @@
-<s_inf>often derog.</s_inf>
-<gloss>male homosexual</gloss>
+<s_inf>usu. オカマ; oft. derog.</s_inf>
+<gloss>gay man</gloss>
@@ -43 +43,3 @@
-<gloss>transgender woman (male to female)</gloss>
+<gloss>male transvestite</gloss>
+<gloss>(preoperative) transgender woman</gloss>
+<gloss>(gay) male prostitute</gloss>
4. A* 2022-04-10 08:17:37 
  Diff:
@@ -3,0 +4,3 @@
+<k_ele>
+<keb>お釜</keb>
+</k_ele>
@@ -8,3 +10,0 @@
-<keb>お釜</keb>
-</k_ele>
-<k_ele>
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf>
3. A* 2022-04-10 05:42:04  Daniel Lane <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -42 +42 @@
-<gloss>male transvestite</gloss>
+<gloss>transgender woman (male to female)</gloss>
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