Seme
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsiːm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Seme is a noun meaning (Japanese fiction, fandom slang) An active or dominant male character in a same-sex relationship; a top.
Meaning
(Japanese fiction, fandom slang) An active or dominant male character in a same-sex relationship; a top.
More Meanings
- (linguistics, semiotics) Anything which serves for any purpose as a substitute for an object of which it is, in some sense, a representation, sign, or symbol.
- Obsolete form of seem.
- Obsolete form of seam.
- Obsolete form of semé.
Example Sentences
Sebas has always been the seme.
I bear Azure seme of trefoiles, a Lions Paw in fæce, Or, armed Gules.
The seme is larger, stronger, and more traditionally masculine, while the uke is smaller, weaker, and more feminine.
[…] BL manga readers chose intelligence, protectiveness, and beauty/handsomeness as the top three most important traits in a seme […]
Word Forms
- semes
- semata
- seming
- semed
Antonyms for seme
Common opposites include uke.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include semon, signified, classeme, signifier, figura, siglum.
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