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男色

男色

Chinese

male
 
color; dice; look; appearance
simp. and trad.
(男色)

Noun

男色

  1. male homosexuality; male homosexual sex

Japanese

Kanji in this term
だん
Grade: 1
しょく
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

男色 (hiragana だんしょく, romaji danshoku)

  1. male homosexuality, male homosexual sex

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.