volcanic crater
Refers to the crater of a volcano, often used in place names or descriptive contexts.
火口のお釜から煙が上がっている。
Smoke is rising from the volcanic crater.
Colloquial and somewhat childish or euphemistic term for buttocks, often used in a lighthearted or humorous way.
赤ちゃんのお釜をふいてあげる。
I'll wipe the baby's bottom.
effeminate gay man; male transvestite; transgender woman; gay male prostitute
Usually written in katakana as オカマ. Often derogatory and sensitive; can refer to a range of identities from effeminate gay men to preoperative transgender women. Use with caution.
彼はオカマバーで働いている。
He works at a gay/trans bar.
お尻 is the standard, neutral polite word for buttocks, whereas お釜 is a more colloquial, euphemistic term with a lighthearted tone.
ニューハーフ is a less derogatory, more entertainment-industry term for a transgender woman, while お釜 (as オカマ) can carry a mocking or insensitive tone.
釜 is the plain, everyday word for a cooking pot, while お釜 is the polite form often used by women or in formal speech.
Cooking pots (おかま) can be counted with 個 depending on their shape, since there's no dedicated counter fixed specifically for them.
bowler hat; felt hat
Standard polite kanji spelling for the pot and crater senses.
Katakana spelling is usual for the colloquial sense referring to effeminate gay men or transgender women.
Kana spelling is common for all senses, especially the colloquial ones.
Polite spelling using the honorific 御; less common than お釜.
Rarely used kanji form; 竈 means 'hearth' or 'kitchen range' and is not standard for this word.
Polite prefix お (o-) + 釜 (kama, 'pot'). The colloquial senses likely derive from the shape of a pot, with the buttocks sense being a euphemistic comparison, and the LGBT-related sense possibly originating from prison slang or from the idea of a 'pot' as a receptacle.