This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

美男葛

Reading

Kana: びなんかずら
Romaji: binankazura
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

scarlet kadsura (Kadsura japonica)

See also: 実葛 (reading さねかずら)
2

white sash tied around the head, with ends hanging down and tucked into belt, worn in kyogen to indicate a female character being played by a man

Kanji

Readings: ビ、 ミ、 うつく.しい
Meanings: beauty, beautiful
Readings: ダン、 ナン、 おとこ、 お
Meaning: male
Readings: カツ、 カチ、 つづら、 くず
Meanings: arrowroot, kudzu