himejin

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 姫人 (himejin, literally “princess person”).

Noun

himejin (plural himejin or himejins)

1. (fandom slang) A fan of yuri.
   • 2024 April 14, @egashiramika, Twitter‎^[1]:

     as a himejin, i personally do crave more physical intimacy within wlw works because there could always be more. but sometimes i am Ok with it not being there because i can see love in all its forms.

Coordinate terms

• himejoshi (“female fan of yuri”)
• himedanshi (“male fan of yuri”)

Related terms

• fudanshi
• fujin
• fujoshi