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Glossary of Japanese gender and sex terminology

2026-06-12T07:43:09Z

Dana: Added internal link to Danaazu.

{{Glossary list}}
==A==
* アンドロジーン (andorojiin) [[androgyne]]
* アンドロジナス (andorojinasu) androgynous
* アンドロジナスルック (andorojinasu rukku) androgynous look
* アライ (arai) [[allies|ally]]
* アウティング (autingu) outing

==C==
* チェストバインダー(chesuto baindaa) [[binding|chest binder]]
* 治療意思のない (chiryou ishi no nai) no-hormones / non-op
* 中性 (chuusei) neutrality; sexlessness; androgyny; [[androgyne]]; [[neuter]]; [[neuter|neuter gender]]; between man and woman
* 中性的 (chuuseiteki) [[gender neutral|neutral]]
* 中性的ファッション (chuuseiteki fasshon) neutral fashion

==D==
* 第三の性 (daisan no sei) [[third gender]]
* [[Danaazu (Japanese gender and sex term)|ダナーズ (danaazu)]] term for trans men who are attracted to other trans men
* 男装 (dansou) [[drag]] in men’s clothing

==F==
* ファム；フェミ；フェム (famu; femi; femu) femme
* FTM female-to-male; transman
* FTMゲイ (FTM gei) gay FTM / a trans man who identifies as gay (attracted to men)
* FTX female-to-x gender / unknown gender / gender other than woman

==H==
* 非二元論 (hinigenron) non-dualism, non-binary
* 法的な性 (houteki na sei) legal sex
* 表現 (hyougen) expression (can be used to refer to gender expression)

==I==
* 異性 (isei) the opposite sex
* 異性装 (iseisou) crossdressing
* インタージェンダー (intaajendaa) [[intergender]]

==J==
* ジェンダー (jendaa) gender
* ジェンダー・アイデンティティ (jendaa aidentiti) gender identity
* ジェンダーベンダー (jendaa bendaa) gender bender
* ジェンダーブレンダー (jendaa burendaa) gender blender
* ジェンダー・ディスフォリア (jendaa disuforia) gender dysphoria
* ジェンダーフリー (jendaa furii) gender-free, commonly rendered to as gender-blind in English
* ジェンダー研究 (jendaa kenkyuu) gender studies
* ジェンダークィア；ジェンダークイア (gendaa kwia; gendaakuia) genderqueer
* ジェンダー理論；ジェンダー論 (jendaa riron; jendaa ron) gender theory
* 自己同一性 (jiko douitsu sei) self-identity (can be used in reference to gender)
* 女性から男性へ (josei kara dansei e) from female to male; FTM; transman
* 女装 (josou) drag in women’s clothing
* 純女 (junme; junjo) woman assumed to not be a trans woman or crossdresser

==K==
* 改名 (kaimei) name change
* カミングアウト；カムアウト (kamingu auto; kamu auto) coming out of the closet
* 身体は男性心は女性 (karada wa dansei kokoro wa josei) female mind in a male body (metaphor for transwoman)
* 身体は女性心は男性 (karada wa josei kokoro wa dansei) male mind in a female body (metaphor for transman)
* 心の性 (kokoro no sei) nature of the heart/mind (can be used in reference to gender identity)
* クエスチョニング (kuesuchoningu) questioning
* クロスドレッサー (kurosudoresaa) crossdresser
* クィア；クイア (kwia; kuia) queer
* クィア理論；クィア論 (kwia riron; kwia ron) queer theory
* キャンプ (kyanpu) camp

==M==
* MTF male-to-female, trans woman
* MTFビアン (MTF bian) MTF / trans woman who is a lesbian
* MTFレズビアン (MTF rezubian) MTF / trans woman who is a lesbian
* MTX male-to-x gender / unknown gender / gender other than man
* 胸を潰す道具 (mune o tsubusu dougu) to flatten / bind the chest with an implement (such as a binder)
* 無性 (musei) [[asexual]]; [[agender]]

==N==
* ナベホモ (nabehomo) gay FTM; gay trans man
* ナベシャツ (nabeshatsu) chest binder
* ネカマ (nekama) someone who portrays themselves as another gender or sex online (usually used to imply deception rather than identity)
* ノンジェンダー (non jendaa) no gender identity
* ニューハーフ (nyuuhaafu) new half; transsexual

==O==
* オナベ；おなべ (onabe) FTM; trans man; FAAB individual experiencing gender dysphoria. Sometimes used to mean [[butch]] or [[dyke]]. May be considered offensive.<ref>https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E3%81%8A%E3%81%AA%E3%81%B9 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230507214703/https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E3%81%8A%E3%81%AA%E3%81%B9 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
* オナベのホモ (onabe no homo) gay FTM; gay trans man
* オネエ (onee) A feminine man or a trans woman.<ref>https://tangorin.com/definition/%E3%81%8A%E5%A7%89 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230507214709/https://tangorin.com/definition/%E3%81%8A%E5%A7%89 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>
* 女っぽい (onnappoi) womanly; feminine; effeminate
* 女らしい (onnarashii) womanly; ladylike; feminine
* 男でも女でもない (otoko demo onna demo nai) neither man nor woman
* 男物 (otokomono) for men
* 男役 (otoko yaku) role of a man (as in a play or performance)
* 女物をきる (onnamono o kiru) women’s wear
* 男物を着る (otokomono o kiru) men's wear
* 男の娘 (otoko no ko) appears to be both used to refer to boys and men crossdressing as well as transwoman identity
* 男っぽい (otokoppoi) manly; boyish
* 男っぽい女 (otokoppoi onna) [[butch]] woman; masculine / male-identified FAAB
* 男らしい (otokorashii) manly
* オトメン；乙男 (otomen) man with feminine characteristics or hobbies

==P==
* パートナー (paatonaa) partner (can be used for neutral term for significant other)
* パッキング (pakkingu) packing
* パッキングポーチ (pakkingu poochi) packing pouch
* パス (pasu) pass, [[passing]]
* パスグッズ (pasu guzzu) “passing goods” - items to help with transgender passing
* ぺにぐるみ；ペニぐるみ (peni gurumi) penis packer

==R==
* 両性 (ryousei) both sexes; both man and woman
* 両性具有 (ryouseiguyuu) androgynous
* 流動的 (ryuudouteki) fluid (can be used to describe gender)

==S==
* 性別 (seibetsu)distinction by sex; sex; gender
* 性別不明 (seibestu fumei) gender unknown / ambiguous
* 性別不詳 (seibetsu fushou) gender unknown
* 性別変更 (seibetsu henkou) sex change
* 性別違和 (seibetsu iwa) [[gender dysphoria]]
* 性別の区分 (seibetsu no kubun) sex classification
* 性別迷子 (seibetsu maigo) ambiguous gender
* 性別なし (seibetsu nashi) without gender identification
* 性別二元論 (seibetsu ni genron) theory of binary gender
* 性別に捉われない (seibetsu ni torawarenai) to not be bound by sex or gender distinctions
* 性別問わず (seibetsu towazu) regardless of gender
* 性別のない (seibetsu no nai) unsexed; without gender
* 性別を混合する人 (seibestu o kongou suru hito) gender blender
* 性別をねじ曲げる人 (seibestu o nejimageru hito) gender bender
* 性別適合手術 (seibetsutekigou shujutsu) [[Surgeries|sex reassignment surgery]]
* 生物学的には男性 (seibutsugakuteki niwa dansei) biologically male; MAAB
* 生物学的には女性 (seibutsugakuteki niwa josei) biologically female; FAAB
* 性同一性 (seidouitsusei) [[gender identity]]
* 性同一性障害 (seidouitsuseishougai) gender identity disorder; GID
* 性ホルモン (sei horumon) sex hormone
* 性自認 (sei jinin) [[gender identity]]
* 性差 (seisa) sex difference
* 性的 (seiteki) (relating to) gender; sex; sexual
* 性転換手術 (seitenka shujutsu) sex change operation
* 社会的性別 (shakaiteki seibetsu) gender; social aspect of gender
* シスジェンダー (shisugendaa) [[cisgender]]
* シスジェンダーの特権 (shisugendaa no tokken) cisgender privilege
* 出生の性 (shusshou no sei) [[assigned sex at birth]]
* ソフトパック (sofuto pakku) [[Packing|soft pack]]

==T==
*タチション；立ち小便；立ちションパッカー (tachishon; tachishon pakka) stand-to-pee / STP [[packer]]
* タック (takku) tuck
* 特定されない性別 (tokusei sarenai seibetsu) sex or gender not specified
* トランス (toransu) abbreviation for transgender or transsexual
* トランスフォビア (toransufobia) [[transphobia]]
* トランスジェンダー (toransugendaa) transgender
* トランスヴェスタイト (toransuvesutaito) transvestite
* トランスヴェスチズム (toransuvesuchizumu) transvestism
* トラシャツ (tora shatsu) [[binding|chest binder]]
* トゥー・スピリット (twuu supiritto) [[two-spirit]]

==X==
* [[X-gender]] (Xジェンダー ''x-jendā'', or エックスジェンダー ''ekkusu-jendā'') is an identity label in Japan, analogous to the terms non-binary and genderqueer in English.

==Z==
* 全性 (zensei) all sexes; [[pangender]]

==External Links==

* [http://www.bravissima.com/databank/index.html Bravissima 用語集]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180902181942/http://www.femine.net/wiki/wiki.cgi Femine.net Wiki]
* [http://www.ftmx.tank.jp/ FT / MX]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20230507214727/http://intersections.anu.edu.au/issue31/dale.htm Intersections: An Introduction to X-Jendā: Examining a New Gender Identity in Japan]
* [http://ameblo.jp/iridescence-rondo/entry-10395229739.html iridescence-rondo: セクマイ用語説明講座【基礎用語編その２】]
* [http://www16.atwiki.jp/xgender/ XジェンダーWiki]
* [http://m-pe.tv/u/page.php?uid=ftxecm&id=1 ～Xｼﾞｪﾝﾀﾞ-中心の総合情報サイト～ ]
* [http://53.xmbs.jp/nudity/ X-gender 男でも女でもない生き方]

==Further reading==
{{cite book|last=Tanaka|first=Ray|year=2006|title=トランスジェンダー・フェミニズム|trans-title=Transgender Feminism|publisher=インパクト出版会|page=176|isbn=978-4755401565}}

==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Glossaries of gender and sex terminology|Japanese]].

Danaa (Japanese gender and sex term)

2026-06-12T07:38:38Z

Dana: Added a Related terms section with information about Danaazu.

'''Danaa''' (Japanese: '''ダナー''' or '''ダナ'''; romanized: '''danaa''' or '''dana''') 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>https://x.com/MutsumiNatsuo/status/1808673550360006697 – via Twitter</ref>, [[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, ‘‘danaa’’ 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" />

== Related terms ==
[[Danaazu (Japanese gender and sex term)|Danaazu (ダナーズ)]] is a related term that generally refers to a danaa who is attracted to another danaa, or to a relationship between two danaa individuals.

==See also==

* [[Danaazu (Japanese gender and sex term)]]
* [[Trans man]]
* [[Transmasculine]]
* [[X-gender]]
* [[Butch]]
* [[Glossary of Japanese gender and sex terminology]]

== References ==

Danaazu (Japanese gender and sex term)

2026-06-12T07:23:33Z

Dana: Created article documenting the Japanese term “Danaazu”

'''Danaazu''' (Japanese: '''ダナーズ'''; romanized: danaazu) is a Japanese term used in lesbian and [[transgender]] communities.<ref name=":0">[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>

==Definition==
In its most common usage, danaazu refers to a [[Danaa (Japanese gender and sex term)|danaa]] who is attracted to another danaa.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">https://rottenboysclub.tumblr.com/post/176060811954/im-curious-are-there-japanese-words-equivilent/amp<nowiki/>– via Tumblr</ref>

The term has also been used to describe relationships, couples<ref>[https://xn--cck4bydseqb.jp/ レズ用語集]</ref>, or pairings consisting of two danaa individuals. Some sources define danaazu as “a danaa who likes danaa,” while others describe it as a relationship between two danaa individuals.<ref>[https://danacom.nobody.jp/about.html DANA-communication]</ref>

==Etymology==
The term is derived from ‘‘danaa’’ (ダナー), a Japanese community term generally referring to a person [[Assigned female at birth|assigned female at birth (AFAB)]] who is masculine in appearance, behavior, gender expression, or gender identity. <ref name=":1" />Depending on the context, the term may include masculine lesbians, [[butch]] individuals<ref>https://x.com/MutsumiNatsuo/status/1808673550360006697 – via Twitter</ref>, [[trans men]]<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>, [[transmasculine]] people, [[X-gender|FTX]] people<ref>[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>, and others with masculine gender expressions.<ref name=":2" />

According to Japanese community sources, the final element ‘’-zu’’ (ズ) comes from the English plural suffix ‘’-s’’, adapted to Japanese pronunciation.<ref name=":2" />

==See also==

*[[Danaa (Japanese gender and sex term)]]
*[[TM4TM]]
*[[Romantic and sexual orientation]]
*[[Glossary of Japanese gender and sex terminology]]

== References ==
<references />

Danaa (Japanese gender and sex term)

2026-06-12T05:07:33Z

Dana: The original Japanese term is ダナー, which is commonly romanized as “danaa”. I moved the page to reflect the full Japanese pronunciation.

'''Danaa''' (Japanese: '''ダナー''' or '''ダナ'''; romanized: '''danaa''' or '''dana''') 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, ‘‘danaa’’ 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 ==

Dana

2026-06-12T05:03:23Z

Dana: Dana moved page Dana to Danaa (Japanese gender and sex term): Moving page to Danaa to reflect the long vowel in the original Japanese term.

#REDIRECT [[Danaa (Japanese gender and sex term)]]

Danaa (Japanese gender and sex term)

2026-06-12T05:03:23Z

Dana: Dana moved page Dana to Danaa (Japanese gender and sex term): Moving page to Danaa to reflect the long vowel in the original Japanese term.

'''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)

2026-06-11T19:24:08Z

Dana: Created article about the Japanese LGBTQ term “Dana”.

'''‘’‘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, [[transgender men]] (FTM), and other people 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][[レズビアン用語|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.” 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" />

==History==
In Japanese lesbian and transgender communities of the early 2000s, the boundaries between lesbian, FTM, 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" />

==See also==
[[Transgender]]

[[Trans man]]

[[Nonbinary]]

[[Transmasculine]]

[[Butch]]

[[Lesbian]]