ニューハーフ

Japanese

Etymology

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

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

Noun

ニューハーフ • (nyūhāfu) 

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

Descendants
  • English: newhalf

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