Class S (culture)

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Class S (Japanese: クラスS, Hepburn: kurasu esu), also known as esu kankei (エス関係; lit. "S relationship") and abbreviated as S or esu (エス) is a social practice that emerged in early 20th-century Japan, most commonly expressed as a strong bond or romantic friendship between schoolgirls or between female students and their female teachers. It is also used to refer to the literary genre depicting such relationships. The term "S" is a piece of slang derived from the first letter of the English word "sister".

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