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Meanings

noun

gravure idol; bikini model; pin-up girl

A young female model, often in her teens, who poses in swimsuits or lingerie for magazines, photobooks, and promotional videos. The term is wasei-eigo and specific to Japanese entertainment culture.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from gravure idol

彼かの女じょは10代だいの頃ころ、グラビアアイドルとして人にん気きを集あつめた。
She gained popularity as a gravure idol when she was a teenager.
グラビアアイドルの写しゃ真しん集しゅうが発はつ売ばいされた。
A photobook of the gravure idol was released.

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Related words

アイドル
A broader term for a young performer (singer, actor, etc.) marketed for their cuteness and relatability. A gravure idol is a subtype focused on swimsuit and lingerie modeling.
モデル
A general term for a fashion or commercial model. Gravure idols are a specific category within modeling, often associated with a more youthful, cute image and a fan following.

Built from

グラビア+アイドル

Written forms

グラビア・アイドル
- グラビアアイドル
  Variant with interpunct; less common but sometimes seen in stylized contexts.
- グラビア・アイドル

Etymology

Wasei-eigo from English 'gravure' (a type of printing process) and 'idol'. The term 'gravure' in Japanese refers to the rotogravure printing used for high-quality photo pages in magazines, which became associated with pin-up style photography.