Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

himejoshi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hime-joshi
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female fan of yuri.

Slang

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 姫(ひめ)女(じょ)子(し) (himejoshi, literally “princess girl”).

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

himejoshis (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

fudanshi fujoshi himedanshi himejin

Questions

What does himejoshi mean?: A female fan of yuri.
Where does himejoshi come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 姫(ひめ)女(じょ)子(し) (himejoshi, literally “princess girl”).

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