fujoshi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 腐女子 (ふじょし, fujoshi, literally “rotten girl”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /fuˈd͡ʒoʊʃi/

Noun

fujoshi (plural fujoshis or fujoshi)

1. (fandom slang) A female fan of yaoi.

Synonyms

• fujo (informal)
• fujoshit (vulgar, derogatory)

Coordinate terms

• fudanshi (“male fan of yaoi”)

Translations

female fan of yaoi

• Bengali: ফুজোশি f (fujoshi)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 腐女 (zh) (fǔnǚ)

• Japanese: 腐女子 (ja) (ふじょし, fujoshi)
• Marathi: फुजोशी f (fujośī)

See also

• yaoi

Japanese

Romanization

fujoshi

1. Rōmaji transcription of ふじょし