蓮根

Chinese

lotus radical (chem.); root; basis
trad. (蓮根)
simp. (莲根)

Pronunciation


Noun

蓮根

  1. (archaic or Yunnan Mandarin) lotus root

Synonyms

Japanese

Sliced lotus root
Kanji in this term
れん
Jinmeiyō
こん
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

(れん)(こん) • (renkon) 

  1. A lotus root.
  2. (gay slang) Acting straight.[1]

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
はす
Jinmeiyō

Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Noun

(はす)() • (hasune) 

  1. Lotus root.

References

  1. Long, Daniel. (1996) Formation processes of some Japanese gay argot terms. American Speech, vol. 71, no. 2, pp. 215224.
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