レズ

See also: レス

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English les.[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) レズ [réꜜzù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [ɾe̞zɨᵝ]

Noun

レズ • (rezu)

(often derogatory, vulgar) lesbo; lesbian

Usage notes

ビアン (bian) was coined to escape the derogatory connotations of レズ (rezu). See レズ on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja

Synonyms

レズビアン (rezubian)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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