yuri
A narrative or visual work featuring a romantic or sexual relationship between womenA narrative or visual work featuring a romantic or sexual relationship between women.
» How do you say "yuri" in English?
Wie sagt man "yuri" auf Englisch?
Meaning
1 senses(Japanese, especially, uncountable)A narrative or visual work featuring a romantic or sexual relationship between women.
ю́риjúri
юріjuri
Examples
1081 sentencesHow do you say "yuri" in English?
deWie sagt man "yuri" auf Englisch?
What do you call "yuri" in English?
Яке ім'я відповідає імені "Юрій" в англійській мові?
Mary has an extensive collection of yuri anime.
Yuri was throwing around crazy accusations.
Yuri had an impressive military career.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Japanese 百合(ゆり) (yuri, “lily”), by analogy to 薔薇(バラ) (bara, “rose”), indicatBorrowed from Japanese 百合(ゆり) (yuri, “lily”), by analogy to 薔薇(バラ) (bara, “rose”), indicating love. See Yuri (genre) § “Terminology and etymology” at Wikipedia.
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Synonyms
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11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable