Japanese symbol for “transvestite”
服装倒錯者
ふくそうとうさくしゃ
Romaji: fukusoutousakusha
transvestite; cross-dresser
In Japanese, transvestite is 服装倒錯者, read ふくそうとうさくしゃ (fukusoutousakusha).
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Meanings
- n transvestite; cross-dresser
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “transvestite”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 女装家 | じょそうか josouka | (male) cross-dresser; transvestite |
| ＮＨ | エヌ・エイチ enu・eichi | (male-to-female) crossdresser; transvestite; drag queen |
| ミスターレディー | ミスターレディー misutaaredii | transvestite |
| クロスドレッサー | クロスドレッサー kurosudoressaa | transvestite; cross-dresser |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 制服 | せいふく seifuku | uniform |
| 服装 | ふくそう fukusou | attire; dress; clothes |
| 洋服 | ようふく youfuku | Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes) |
| 克服 | こくふく kokufuku | conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting |
| 衣服 | いふく ifuku | clothes |
| 征服 | せいふく seifuku | conquest; subjugation |
| 装置 | そうち souchi | equipment; device; installation |
| 武装 | ぶそう busou | arms; armament; taking up arms |
| 面倒 | めんどう mendou | trouble; bother |
| 錯覚 | さっかく sakkaku | illusion; hallucination |
| 患者 | かんじゃ kanja | patient |
See also: Chinese symbol for “transvestite”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.