男色

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Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Noun

男色

  1. (literary) men being favoured by their superior for their appearance
  2. (literary) male prostitute
  3. (literary) male homosexuality; male homosexual sex

References

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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

Middle Chinese 男色

Pronunciation

Noun

(だん)(しょく) (danshoku

  1. male homosexuality
Synonyms

Etymology 2

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

Middle Chinese 男色

Pronunciation

Noun

(なん)(しょく) (nanshoku

  1. male homosexuality

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN