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語源

Borrowed from Japanese やおい (yaoi), an acronym of 山(やま)無(な)し (yama nashi, “no climax”), 落(お)ち無(な)し (ochi nashi, “no point”), and 意味(いみ)無(な)し (imi nashi, “no meaning”), originally mocking those who criticised early yaoi works for being too focused on sex scenes instead of storylines.

発音

• enPR: you′ē, yä′oi; IPA: /ˈjaʊ̯.i/, /ˈjɑ.ɔɪ̯/

• 韻: -aʊi, -ɑɔɪ
• ハイフネーション: yao‧i, ya‧oi

名詞

yaoi (countable and uncountable, plural yaoi or yaois)

1. (especially Japanese fiction) A narrative or visual work featuring a romantic or sexual relationship between two or more men.
2. (Japanese pornography) A form of hentai involving two or more men in a gay relationship.
   • 2005 October, interview with Fall Out Boy during the Nintendo Fusion Tour‎, spoken by Jessica Chobot, IGN:

     I have a ton of gay porn, actually. He knows. I'm a major yaoi freak. But only if it's manga and anime. Because I'm just a pervert like that.

同意語

• BL
• shounen ai

下位語

• bara

等位語

• GL
• shoujo ai
• yuri

派生語

参考

• danmei
• fujoshi

アナグラム

• aiyo