How to say "pussy" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounSlang for the female genitals — the body sense of 'pussy'. It is less common and rather marginal; learners will seldom need it, and it is rarely the word you want for this meaning.
- nounA strongly vulgar word for the vulva or vagina; it also translates 'cunt', which indicates its force. Reserve it for deliberately crude, explicit speech — it is never a neutral term.
- nounVulgar slang for the vulva or vagina — the crude 'pussy' sense. It is less common and strongly colloquial, so it belongs to explicit or vulgar speech rather than any polite context.
- nounVulgar slang for the vulva or vagina; essentially マンコ with the honorific prefix お, and just as crude. It belongs to the same explicit, informal contexts as マンコ.
- nounA katakana borrowing of the English word, and the only one of these that also means 'kitten'. For the kitten sense it is the natural choice; it also renders the genitals sense.
For the female-genitals sense of 'pussy', 「マンコ」, 「おめこ」, 「おまんこ」 and 「ぼぼ」 are all less-common vulgar or slang options, 「マンコ」 the most forceful; only 「プッシー」, the loanword, also covers 'kitten'.
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