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A5 Noun

御釜(おかま)pot, volcanic crater, (one's) buttocks, male homosexual, effeminate man, male transvestite

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        pot

        Polite (teineigo) language,

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      2. 2.

        (volcanic) crater

      3. 3.

        buttocks

      4. 4.

    All Forms

    お釜 【おかま】、御釜 【おかま】、御竈 【おかま】、オカマ

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      • か

      • ま

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    Examples

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    • お釜(かま)でご飯(はん)を炊(た)く。

      Cook rice in a pot.

    • このお釜(かま)で炊(た)いたご飯(はん)は美味(おい)しいです。

      The rice cooked in this pot is delicious.

    • お釜(かま)で沸(わ)かしたお湯(ゆ)を、抹茶(まっちゃ)の入(はい)った器(うつわ)に入(い)れる。

      Pour the hot water boiled in the pot into the bowl containing matcha.

    • 火山(かざん)の噴火口(ふんかこう)のことを「御釜(おかま)」と呼(よ)ぶことがあるらしい。

      It seems that the volcanic crater is sometimes called Okama.

    • 尻(しり)や男色(おとこいろ)のことを「御釜(おかま)」と呼(よ)んでいた時代(じだい)があったそうです。

      There was a time when buttocks or male homosexuality was referred to as Okama.

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