This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

御釜

お釜、 御竈

Readings

Kana: おかま、オカマ
Romaji: okama, okama
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

pot

Note: polite (teineigo) language
See also:
2

volcanic crater

3

(one's) buttocks

4

male homosexual; effeminate man; male transvestite

Note: often derog.
Note: word usually written using kana alone; colloquialism

Kanji

Readings: ギョ、 ゴ、 おん-、 お-、 み-
Meanings: honorable, manipulate, govern
Readings: フ、 かま
Meanings: kettle, cauldron, iron pot
Readings: ソウ、 かまど、 かま、 へっつい
Meanings: hearth, kitchen stove