Lexical entry
オナニー
onanii
Self-stimulation of the genitals for sexual pleasure.
Society & InstitutionsPure GairaigoSource UncertainSource: German
Meaning
Refers to masturbation, used as a colloquial noun and intransitive verbal noun. The Japanese form is a loanword with a specialized sexual meaning.
- sexual self-stimulation
- colloquial loanword usage
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- JMdict_english
- Revision
- JMdict.2026-04-17
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- English