also: ゆる
noun
Refers to plants of the genus Lilium. The flower is a common motif in Japanese art and literature.
庭に白い百合が咲いている。
White lilies are blooming in the garden.
彼女は誕生日に百合の花束をもらった。
She received a bouquet of lilies for her birthday.
noun
yuri; girls' love
Only with reading ゆり / ユリ
Colloquial term for a genre of manga, anime, and novels focusing on romantic or sexual relationships between women. Often contrasted with やおい (boys' love).
See also: ガールズラブ
最近、百合アニメにハマっている。
Lately, I've been really into yuri anime.
この漫画は百合の名作と言われている
This manga is considered a classic of the yuri genre.
Obsolete reading for the lily flower; not used in modern Japanese.
Katakana spelling used in botanical contexts or for emphasis; also a practical written form for the yuri genre.
Kana spelling is common, especially for the yuri genre sense, and is marked as usually written in kana.
The kanji 百合 literally mean 'hundred' and 'combine', but the reading ゆり is a jukujikun (meaning-based reading) of uncertain origin. The use for the yuri genre is a modern extension, possibly from the flower's association with femininity or from a magazine title.