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
 
お釜 おかま
御釜 おかま
御竈 おかま
 
 
 
オカマ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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