Uke

Uke in Yaoi (Boys' Love) fanfiction is a term used commonly by fujoshi (female BL fans) meaning "bottom" and used to refer to the more passive, effeminate member of a BL pairing.


 * Characteristics of an "uke":
 * Passive. Submissive. Impressionable.
 * Timid. Delicate. Troubled. Inexperienced.
 * Shorter. Younger. Cute. Effeminate. Bishounen (美少年; aka "pretty boy")
 * Takes the "woman" role in the gay relationship.