barazoku

English

Etymology

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.

Noun

barazoku (uncountable)

  1. (Japanese fiction) Synonym of bara.

Japanese

Romanization

barazoku

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ばらぞく
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