パンセクシュアル
pansekushuaru
The English word "pansexual" is translated into Japanese as パンセクシュアル (pansekushuaru).
パンセクシュアル is an adjective used to describe someone who is sexually attracted to all genders.
Meaning: sexually attracted to all genders (adj)
How do you pronounce it?
pansekushuaru
Did you know?
- Because パンセクシュアル uses the phonetic sound pan, it is a homophone for the Japanese word for 'bread', which is パン.
- While パンセクシュアル is used in formal or clinical contexts, many Japanese people use the loanword パンセク as a casual shorthand in online communities and social media.
- The word パンセクシュアル is written in katakana, a script used for foreign words, which signals to the reader that the identity is framed through a global or Western conceptual lens.
Examples in context
- ケンはパンセクシュアルな人です。Ken is a pansexual person.
- 彼女はパンセクシュアルです。Kanojo wa panseku-shuaru desu.She is pansexual.
- 私はパンセクシュアルであることを公表しました。Watashi wa panseku-shuaru de aru koto o kouhyou shimashita.I came out as pansexual.
- パンセクシュアルという言葉を知っていますか？Panseku-shuaru to iu kotoba o shitte imasu ka?Do you know the word pansexual?
Example conversation
Yui and Hiroto are talking about their identities.
- 結衣 Yui結衣はパンセクシュアルなの？Yui wa pansekushuaru nano?Are you pansexual, Yui?
- 大翔 Hirotoうん、私はパンセクシュアルだよ。Un, watashi wa pansekushuaru dayo.Yes, I am pansexual.
- 結衣 Yuiそうなんだ。教えてくれてありがとう。Sou nanda. Oshiete kurete arigatou.I see. Thanks for telling me.
- 大翔 Hirotoいいえ、気にしないでね。Iie, kinishinaide ne.No problem, don't worry about it.
