若専

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
わか
Grade: 6
せん
Grade: 6
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
若專 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

若(い) waka(i) "young" + sen "specialty"

Noun

(わか)(せん) (wakasen

  1. (gay slang) A chicken hawk; an older man who seeks out younger men as sexual partners.

References

  • Long, Daniel. (1996) Formation processes of some Japanese gay argot terms. American Speech, vol. 71, no. 2, pp. 215–224.