How to say "vagina" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 膣ちつnounThe anatomical term for the vagina, the word of medicine and anatomy. Clinical in tone, it is what you meet in medical texts or a doctor's explanation.
- nounA katakana rendering of the English word itself. It carries a borrowed, foreign flavor and is less common, so you are likeliest to meet it in translated or English-influenced material.
- 陰道いんどうnounAn anatomical term, literally a 'hidden passage'. Like 膣 it belongs to medical and scientific writing about the body, and it is not a word of everyday conversation.
- 秘口ひこうnounVulgar slang for the vagina, close to 'pussy' in force; literally a 'secret opening'. It is uncommon and crude, so it is seldom the word you want and is best avoided.
- 膣穴ちつあなnounVulgar slang, literally combining 膣 with the word for 'hole'. Blunt and crude, it suits only explicit or rough talk and is no neutral way to refer to the vagina.
For the anatomical sense choose 膣 or 陰道, the medical terms; 「ヴァギナ」 is the katakana loanword; 秘口 and 膣穴 are vulgar slang, fit only for crude speech and best avoided elsewhere.
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