viola tricolor "sanshiki sumire". photo by Wisniowy (Wikimedia Commons) / public domain
What is "pansy" in English? 英語でpansyの意味は何ですか？
1. レサンシキスミ sanshiki sumire (name of a plant)
2. 女性的な男;男色 a : josei teki na otoko; b: nanshoku (a: feminine man; b: male homosexuality)
References:
1. Sanseido's Intensive English Japanese Dictionary. 1972. p.795
2. https://allabout-japan.com/en/article/5187/ (History of Same-Sex Samurai Love in Edo Japan)
3. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fio%C5%82ek_ogrodowy_wisnia6522.jpg
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