noun

  1. pot. Polite language.
  2. volcanic crater.
  3. (one's) buttocks.
  4. male homosexual, effeminate man, male transvestite. Usually written with kana alone, sensitive, colloquialism. Often derog..

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
御釜 おかま
 
お釜 おかま
御竈 おかま
 
 
 
オカマ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

honorable, manipulate, govern
ギョ お- ゴ (7th, N3)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
wholesale
おろし おろ.す シャ (8th, N1)
jar radical(缶) variant
noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM
ゴ うま (2nd, N5)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
correct, justice, righteous
セイ ショウ ただし (1st, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)
kettle, cauldron, iron pot
かま フ (11th)
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