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語源 1

Short for barazoku, from Japanese 薔薇族 (barazoku, literally “rose tribe”), referencing the gay men's magazine Barazoku, which was the first of its kind published in Japan, itself named after a post-World War II term for gay men.

名詞

bara (uncountable)

1. (Japanese fiction, strictly) A genre of homoerotic media, usually also pornographic, typically created by gay men and targeted at gay men in Japan.
2. (loosely) A genre of homoerotic or pornographic media of a similar style and aesthetic, regardless of the creator's gender or ethnicity.
3. (loosely) Any homoerotic or pornographic media that accentuates macho masculinity; gay porn.

使用する際の注意点

• The term barazoku was once relatively more common in the Japanese gay community (the magazine Barazoku starting publication in 1971), but it has become dated and replaced by other terms such as ガチムチ (gachimuchi).
• The term bara often contrasts with yaoi, which is gay male media usually made by heterosexual women to appeal to other heterosexual women. Whereas bara typically emphasizes masculine homoeroticism and frank explicit sexual situations, yaoi typically emphasizes the androgynous bishonen aesthetic and depicts emotional romantic relationships.

形容詞

bara (uncountable)

1. Of or related to media in the bara genre.

   bara men

語源 2

Clipping of capybara.

名詞

bara (plural baras)

1. (informal) A capybara.

アナグラム

• Raab, arab, ABAR, Abra, abra, abar, Abar, arba, Arab, Baar, raab

形容詞

bara

1. inflection of bær:
   1. strong nominative/accusative feminine plural
   2. weak nominative masculine singular