noun

  1. onnagata, male actor in female kabuki roles.
  2. female partner (in a relationship).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
女形 おんながた
女形
女形 おやま
女方 おんながた

Contained Kanji Breakdown

woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
shape, form, style
かたち ケイ ギョウ (2nd, N3)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)