女形

Japanese

kanjitab
Definitions
  • male actor who plays female roles in kabuki theater: onnagata

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 女 (woman, female, a woman, girl, young woman, women) + Japanese 形 (shape, form, type, model, kata, style, geometry).

Origin

Japanese

Gloss

shape, form, type, model, kata, style, geometry

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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