ニューハーフ

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Japanese[edit]

 ニューハーフ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from new +‎ half[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) ニューハ​ーフ [nyùúháꜜàfù] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ɯ̟ᵝːha̠ːɸɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun[edit]

ニューハーフ • (nyūhāfu) 

  1. male-to-female crossdresser
  2. trans woman

Descendants[edit]

  • English: newhalf

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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