喪女
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 喪 | 女 |
| も Grade: S | おんな Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi | |
From モテない (motenai, “unpopular”) + 女 (onna, “woman; female”). モテない (motenai) was shortened to モ (mo) and was assigned the kanji 喪 (mo, “mourning”) as phonetic ateji.
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- IPA(key): [mo̞õ̞nːa̠]
Noun
喪女 (hiragana もおんな, rōmaji moonna)
- (Internet slang) unpopular woman, unpopular girl
See also
- 喪男 (moo, mootoko, “unpopular guy”)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 喪 | 女 |
| も Grade: S | じょ Grade: 1 |
| yutōyomi | |
Same derivation as above, using the on'yomi of jo for the 女 character.
Pronunciation
- Yutōyomi
- IPA(key): [mo̞ʑo̞]
Noun
喪女 (hiragana もじょ, rōmaji mojo)
- (Internet slang) unpopular woman, unpopular girl
See also
- 喪男 (modan, “unpopular guy”)