ふたなり

Japanese

Alternative spellings
フタナリ 二成 双成 二形 双形 二成り 双成り

Etymology

二(ふた) (futa, “two”) + 形(なり) (nari, “shape, form”) or 成(な)り (nari, the 連用形(れんようけい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 成(な)る (naru, “to become”)). Attested since the Heian period.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ふたなり [fùtánárí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ta̠na̠ɾʲi]

Noun

ふたなり or フタナリ • (futanari) ^{←ふたなり (futanari)?}

1. (now chiefly pornography) hermaphrodite, futanari (person with both male and female secondary sex characteristics, generally having a female body and a penis)

Descendants

• → English: futanari, futa
• → Mandarin: 扶他那裡 / 扶他那里 (fútānàlǐ), 扶他 (fútā)
  • ⇒ Cantonese: 扶他 (fu⁴ taa¹)