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Danaa (Japanese gender and sex term)

2026-06-12T04:25:45Z

2400:2412:822:8000:9D60:679B:68AB:E9BB: Added Japanese spelling and romanization (danā/danaa).

'''Dana''' (Japanese: '''ダナー'''; romanized: '''danā''' or '''danaa''') is a Japanese term used in [[lesbian]] and [[transgender]] communities.<ref name=":1">[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%93%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E7%94%A8%E8%AA%9E レズビアン用語 - Wikipedia]</ref><ref name=":2">[https://sogi-nonbinary.net/%e3%83%ac%e3%82%ba%e3%83%93%e3%82%a2%e3%83%b3%e7%94%a8%e8%aa%9e%e3%81%ae%e3%83%9c%e3%82%a4%e3%82%bf%e3%83%81%e3%80%81%e3%83%9c%e3%82%a4%e3%83%8d%e3%82%b3%e3%80%81%e3%83%95%e3%82%a7%e3%83%a0%e3%82%bf/ レズビアン用語のボイタチ、ボイネコ、フェムタチ、フェムネコ、ダナーって何？]</ref><ref name=":4">[https://xn--cck4bydseqb.jp/ レズ用語集]</ref>

The term generally refers to a person who was [[assigned female at birth]] ([[AFAB]]) and is perceived as masculine in appearance, behavior, gender expression, or gender identity. <ref name=":5">[https://rottenboysclub.tumblr.com/post/176060811954/im-curious-are-there-japanese-words-equivilent/amp "Danaa: An AFAB person whose spirit/identity/presentation is masculine of center. "] – via Tumblr</ref>Depending on the context, the term may include masculine lesbians, [[butch]] individuals<ref name=":5" />, [[Trans man|trans men]]<ref name=":2" />, [[transmasculine]] people, [[X-gender|FTX]] people<ref name=":0">[https://danacom.nobody.jp/about.html DANA-communication] </ref>, and others with masculine gender expressions.

==Etymology==
The term is believed to derive from the Japanese word ‘‘danna’’ (旦那), meaning “husband.” <ref name=":0" />It originated within Japanese lesbian communities and was used to describe people who occupied a masculine social or gender role.

==History==
In Japanese lesbian and transgender communities of the early 2000s, the boundaries between lesbian, trans men, and other gender-diverse identities were often less clearly defined than they are today.<ref name=":3">[https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/kantoh/2020/33/2020_133/_pdf Xジェンダーはなぜ名乗られたのか - J-Stage]</ref>

During this period, ‘‘dana’’ was sometimes used as an umbrella term for people assigned female at birth who expressed masculinity or identified in masculine ways.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />

The term appears to be less commonly used in contemporary Japanese LGBTQ communities than it was in the early 2000s.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />

==See also==

* [[Transgender]]
* [[Trans man]]
* [[Transmasculine]]
* [[Nonbinary]]
* [[Butch]]
* [[Glossary of Japanese gender and sex terminology]]

== References ==

Danaa (Japanese gender and sex term)

2026-06-12T04:12:26Z

2400:2412:822:8000:9D60:679B:68AB:E9BB:

'''Dana''' (Japanese: '''ダナー'''; romanized: danaa) is a Japanese term used in [[lesbian]] and [[transgender]] communities.<ref name=":1">[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%93%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E7%94%A8%E8%AA%9E レズビアン用語 - Wikipedia]</ref><ref name=":2">[https://sogi-nonbinary.net/%e3%83%ac%e3%82%ba%e3%83%93%e3%82%a2%e3%83%b3%e7%94%a8%e8%aa%9e%e3%81%ae%e3%83%9c%e3%82%a4%e3%82%bf%e3%83%81%e3%80%81%e3%83%9c%e3%82%a4%e3%83%8d%e3%82%b3%e3%80%81%e3%83%95%e3%82%a7%e3%83%a0%e3%82%bf/ レズビアン用語のボイタチ、ボイネコ、フェムタチ、フェムネコ、ダナーって何？]</ref><ref name=":4">[https://xn--cck4bydseqb.jp/ レズ用語集]</ref>

The term generally refers to a person who was [[assigned female at birth]] ([[AFAB]]) and is perceived as masculine in appearance, behavior, gender expression, or gender identity. <ref name=":5">[https://rottenboysclub.tumblr.com/post/176060811954/im-curious-are-there-japanese-words-equivilent/amp "Danaa: An AFAB person whose spirit/identity/presentation is masculine of center. "] – via Tumblr</ref>Depending on the context, the term may include masculine lesbians, [[butch]] individuals<ref name=":5" />, [[Trans man|trans men]]<ref name=":2" />, [[transmasculine]] people, [[X-gender|FTX]] people<ref name=":0">[https://danacom.nobody.jp/about.html DANA-communication] </ref>, and others with masculine gender expressions.

==Etymology==
The term is believed to derive from the Japanese word ‘‘danna’’ (旦那), meaning “husband.” <ref name=":0" />It originated within Japanese lesbian communities and was used to describe people who occupied a masculine social or gender role.

==History==
In Japanese lesbian and transgender communities of the early 2000s, the boundaries between lesbian, trans men, and other gender-diverse identities were often less clearly defined than they are today.<ref name=":3">[https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/kantoh/2020/33/2020_133/_pdf Xジェンダーはなぜ名乗られたのか - J-Stage]</ref>

During this period, ‘‘dana’’ was sometimes used as an umbrella term for people assigned female at birth who expressed masculinity or identified in masculine ways.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />

The term appears to be less commonly used in contemporary Japanese LGBTQ communities than it was in the early 2000s.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />

==See also==

* [[Transgender]]
* [[Trans man]]
* [[Transmasculine]]
* [[Nonbinary]]
* [[Butch]]
* [[Glossary of Japanese gender and sex terminology]]

== References ==

Danaa (Japanese gender and sex term)

2026-06-12T02:57:21Z

2400:2412:822:8000:9D60:679B:68AB:E9BB:

'''Dana''' (Japanese: ダナー, danaa) is a Japanese term used in [[lesbian]] and [[transgender]] communities.

The term generally refers to a person who was [[assigned female at birth]] ([[AFAB]]) and is perceived as masculine in appearance, behavior, gender expression, or gender identity. Depending on the context, the term may include masculine lesbians, [[butch]] individuals, [[Trans man|trans men]], [[transmasculine]] people, [[Nonbinary|non-binary]] people, and others with masculine gender expressions.<ref name=":0">https://danacom.nobody.jp/about.html DANA-communication </ref><ref name=":1">https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%93%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E7%94%A8%E8%AA%9E<nowiki/>レズビアン用語 - Wikipedia</ref><ref name=":2">https://sogi-nonbinary.net/%e3%83%ac%e3%82%ba%e3%83%93%e3%82%a2%e3%83%b3%e7%94%a8%e8%aa%9e%e3%81%ae%e3%83%9c%e3%82%a4%e3%82%bf%e3%83%81%e3%80%81%e3%83%9c%e3%82%a4%e3%83%8d%e3%82%b3%e3%80%81%e3%83%95%e3%82%a7%e3%83%a0%e3%82%bf/ レズビアン用語のボイタチ、ボイネコ、フェムタチ、フェムネコ、ダナーって何？</ref><ref name=":3">[https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/kantoh/2020/33/2020_133/_pdf Xジェンダーはなぜ名乗られたのか - J-Stage]</ref><ref name=":4">https://xn--cck4bydseqb.jp/ レズ用語集</ref>

==Etymology==
The term is believed to derive from the Japanese word ‘‘danna’’ (旦那), meaning “husband.” <ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />It originated within Japanese lesbian communities and was used to describe people who occupied a masculine social or gender role.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" />

==History==
In Japanese lesbian and transgender communities of the early 2000s, the boundaries between lesbian, trans men, and other gender-diverse identities were often less clearly defined than they are today.<ref name=":3" />

During this period, ‘‘dana’’ was sometimes used as an umbrella term for people assigned female at birth who expressed masculinity or identified in masculine ways.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" />

The term appears to be less commonly used in contemporary Japanese LGBTQ communities than it was in the early 2000s.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />

==See also==

* [[Transgender]]
* [[Trans man]]
* [[Transmasculine]]
* [[Nonbinary]]
* [[Butch]]
* [[Lesbian]]
* [[Glossary of Japanese gender and sex terminology]]

== References ==