noun
boys' love; BL
Abbreviation of ボーイズラブ (wasei-eigo 'boys love'); refers to a genre of comics, novels, and other media depicting male-male romance, primarily created by and for women.
See also: ボーイズラブ
彼女はＢＬ漫画をよく読んでいる。
She often reads BL comics.
最近、ＢＬ小説が映画化された。
Recently, a BL novel was adapted into a movie.
noun
bill of lading; B/L
Abbreviation of 船荷証券 (bill of lading); used in shipping and trade contexts.
See also: 船荷証券
輸出の際にはＢＬが必要です。
A bill of lading is required for export.
Full Japanese term for bill of lading; ＢＬ is the abbreviation used in trade documents.
Abbreviation. Sense 1 is from wasei-eigo ボーイズラブ (boys love). Sense 2 is from English 'bill of lading'.