How to say "homo" in Japanese

• ホモ
  nounThe katakana rendering of the Latin genus name Homo, the primate genus that includes modern humans. A less common choice, it appears in scientific and educational writing on human classification and evolution.
• ヒト属ヒトぞく
  nounThis also names the genus Homo, combining the Japanese word for 'human' with 属, the taxonomic rank 'genus'. It is likewise a less common choice, found in taxonomic and evolutionary writing about humans.
• モーホー
  nounCovers the slang sense of 'homo': a (male) homosexual. Like the English word applied to people, it is informal and can sound mocking or offensive, so avoid it in neutral or polite contexts.

「ホモ」 and 「ヒト属」 both render the scientific genus Homo, the primate group that includes modern humans, while 「モーホー」 is slang for a (male) homosexual and is not a neutral term.

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• ホモHomo (genus of primates that includes modern humans)
• ヒト属ヒトぞくHomo (genus)
• モーホーhomo
• ホモhomo