Lexical entry
ホモ
homo
Prefix meaning 'same'; or derogatory slang for a male homosexual.
People & Social LifePure GairaigoAbbreviationSource uncertain
Meaning
A prefix meaning 'same' (scientific); also a derogatory abbreviation for homosexual, or a term in genetics for homozygote.
- prefix 'same'
- slang for homosexual (derog.)
- genetics term
Examples
Example Sentences
実験では、その生物がホモ接合体であることが確認された。
じっけんでわ、そのせいぶつがホモせつごうたいであることがかくにんされた。
In the experiment, it was confirmed that the organism is a homozygote.
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Evidence and Provenance
- Data source
- JMdict_english
- Revision
- JMdict.2026-04-17
- Review flags
- offensive-or-slur, vulgar-or-sexual, ambiguous-sense
- Active language
- English