へへ

See also: べべ

Japanese

Etymology

/hehe/: *[pepe] → [fefe] → [hehe]. Until the 17th century, Japanese /h/ was realized as [ɸ], hence the below Nippo Jisho citation. Cognate with べべ (bebe).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [he̞he̞]

Noun

へへ • (hehe) 

  1. female genitalia; vagina
    • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho (page 219)
      Fefe. ヘヘ (へへ) すなわち、女性の陰部.
    • 1775, Butsurui Shōko (page 30)
      陰 へへ つび 奥羽及越路又尾張邊にて べべといふ 關西關東ともにべゞといふは小兒の衣服の事なり 下總にてそゝといふ 此外男女の陰名國々異名多し 略す 江戸にて物のそゝけたつなどいふ詞有 和泉及遠江邊にてはぼゞけたつと云。江戸にてはさはいはれぬことばなり

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