also: ふぃーめーる · ふぃーめいる · ふぃーめる · ふぃめいる
noun
Loanword from English 'female', used in contexts such as gender specification, biology, or technical descriptions. Often appears in compounds or as a label, rather than in everyday conversation where 女性 or 雌 is more natural.
このアンケートでは、性別を「メール」か「フィメール」で選んでください。
In this survey, please select your gender as 'male' or 'female'.
生物学の教科書では、フィメールの個体について詳しく説明されている。
In the biology textbook, the female individual is explained in detail.
Rare spelling attempting to mimic English 'female' more closely; not commonly used.
Rare variant; may be encountered but is not standard.
Rare variant; not commonly used.
Loanword from English 'female', adapted into Japanese katakana. The most common form is フィメール, with variants reflecting different attempts to approximate the English pronunciation.