ＴＳ

also: ティーエス

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Meanings

noun

transsexual

Abbreviation of トランスセクシュアル. Used in medical, psychological, and LGBTQ+ contexts.

See also: トランスセクシュアル

ＴＳとはトランスセクシュアルの略りゃく称しょうです。
TS is an abbreviation for transsexual.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

gender swap (in fiction); sex change

slang

Slang, mainly used in anime, manga, and online communities to refer to a character changing sex or a gender-bending plot device. Can also be used as a suru-verb (ＴＳする).

この漫まん画がの主しゅ人じん公こうは魔ま法ほうでＴＳしてしまう。
The protagonist of this manga gets gender-swapped by magic.
ＴＳものの小しょう説せつが好すきです。
I like gender-bender novels.

noun

total station

Abbreviation of トータルステーション. A surveying instrument used in construction and civil engineering.

See also: トータルステーション

測そく量りょうにはＴＳを使つかいます。
We use a total station for surveying.

noun

tracking stock

finance

Abbreviation of トラッキングストック. A specialized financial instrument; rarely encountered outside finance.

See also: トラッキングストック

ＴＳは特とく定ていの事じ業ぎょう部ぶ門もんの業ぎょう績せきに連れん動どうする株かぶ式しきです。
A tracking stock is a share that tracks the performance of a specific business unit.

Similar words

トランスセクシュアル
Full term for transsexual; ＴＳ is the common abbreviation.
トータルステーション
Full term for total station; ＴＳ is the abbreviation used in technical contexts.
トラッキングストック
Full term for tracking stock; ＴＳ is the financial abbreviation.

Etymology

Initialism derived from the first letters of the English terms 'transsexual', 'total station', and 'tracking stock', respectively. The slang sense 'gender swap' is a semantic extension of the transsexual abbreviation within Japanese otaku culture.