男装の麗人

Japanese

Kanji in this term
男	装	麗	人
だん Grade: 1	そう Grade: 6	れい Grade: S	じん Grade: 1
kan'on

Alternative spelling
男裝の麗人 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 男装 (dansō, “male attire”) +‎ の (no, genitive case marker) +‎ 麗人 (reijin, “beautiful woman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dã̠ɰ̃so̞ː no̞ ɾe̞ːʑĩɴ]

Noun

男(だん)装(そう)の麗(れい)人(じん) • (dansō no reijin) 

1. A beautiful woman dressed as a man; cross-dressed fair lady

Proper noun

男(だん)装(そう)の麗(れい)人(じん) • (Dansō No Reijin) 

1. A nickname of Yoshiko Kawashima
2. A nickname of Takiko Mizunoe

   水(みず)の江(え)瀧(たき)子(こ)は、スーツと山(やま)高(たか)帽(ぼう)でステージに登(とう)場(じょう)したことから「男(だん)装(そう)の麗(れい)人(じん)」として人(にん)気(き)を博(はく)しました。

   Mizunoe takiko wa, sūtsu to yamatakabō de sutēji ni tōjō shita koto kara “dansō no reijin” to shite ninki o hakushi mashi ta.

   Takiko Mizunoe gained popularity as “cross-dressed fair lady” due to her penchant for appearing on stage dressed in a suit and bowler hat.

Yoshiko Kawashima in uniform of Manchukuo military

Japanese revue star Takiko Mizunoe