お
かま
釜

noun

  1. pot. Polite language.
  2. (volcanic) crater.
  3. buttocks.
  4. effeminate gay man, male transvestite, (preoperative) transgender woman, (gay) male prostitute. Usually written with kana alone, sensitive, colloquialism. Usu. オカマ; oft. derog..

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
　
お
かま
釜
 お釜 おかま
お
御
かま
釜
 御釜 おかま
お
御
かま
竈
 御竈 おかま
　
オ
　
カ
　
マ
 オカマ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

kettle, cauldron, iron pot
かま　フ (Late High School)
father
ちち　フ (2nd, N5)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
gold
キン　きむ　かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン　すべ.て　まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
to divide