yaoi

See also: Yaoi

English

Etymology

From Japanese やおい (yaoi), an acronym of yama nashi, ochi nashi, imi nashi (ヤマなし、オチなし、意味なし), "no climax, no point, no meaning".

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈjɑː.əʊ.i/, IPA^(key): /ˈjɑː.ɔɪ/, IPA^(key): /ˈjaʊ.i/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈjɑ.oʊ.i/, enPR: yäʹō-ē; IPA^(key): /ˈjɑ.ɔɪ/, enPR: yäʹoi; IPA^(key): /ˈjaʊ.i/, enPR: youʹē
• Rhymes: -ɑːəʊi, -ɑːɔɪ, -aʊi

Noun

yaoi (countable and uncountable, plural yaoi)

1. (pornography, anime, manga) A form of hentai involving two or more males in a homosexual relationship.
2. (anime, manga) A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or sexual relationship between two or more males.

Translations

form of hentai involving two or more males in a homosexual relationship

• Dutch: yaoi m
• French: yaoi (fr)
• German: Yaoi
• Hebrew: יאוי‎
• Hiligaynon: yaoi
• Italian: yaoi
• Japanese: やおい (yaoi)
• Korean: 야오이 (yaoi)

• Marathi: याओइ (yāoi)
• Mongolian: яои (yaoi)
• Portuguese: yaoi
• Russian: яо́й (ru) m (jaój)
• Spanish: yaoi
• Ukrainian: яо́й (jaój)

See also

• yuri
• bara
• shounen ai
• shoujo ai
• fujoshi

Anagrams

• aiyo

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaː.ɔi̯/

Noun

yaoi m (uncountable)

1. (anime, manga) yaoi

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Japanese

Romanization

yaoi

1. Rōmaji transcription of やおい