noun
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.
noun
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.
noun
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.
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.