Pairing (English word, you should know how to pronounce this one!) is a term used by manga fans. "Pairing" is used to describe two characters that are involved in a romantic relationship.
There are many different kinds of pairings, and also many different ways of writing down a pairing. I will try to make things as clear as possible, as understanding pairings is pretty important.
Kinds of Pairings:
"canon pairing" = a pairing that is legitimately endorsed in the original work. Ed and Winry from Fullmetal Alchemist are a canon pairing.
"fan pairing" = a pairing created by fans that is not canon. Kyouya and Haruhi from Ouran High School Host Club are a fan pairing.
"crack pairing" = a fan pairing that is completely improbable and only meant for a giggle. Hungary and Egypt from Hetalia: Axis Powers is a crack pairing. ("crack" in this instance refers to "fandom crack")
"slash pairing" = a pairing that is most times fan-made but can be canon, depending on what kind of manga you read. "Slash" refers to a yaoi or yuri pairing, which denotes a same-sex pairing. Roy and Ed from Fullmetal Alchemist are a fan-made slash pairing.
How to Write or Denote a Pairing:
With an "x": (Name 1)x(Name 2) denotes that Name 1 and Name 2 are paired together. "KyouyaxHaruhi"
With a "/": (Name 1)/(Name 2) denotes that Name 1 and Name 2 are paired together. Although this is where the term "slash pairing" comes from, it can be used for any kind of pairing. "Hungary/Egypt"
By combining the names: This type of combining can make a pairing harder to identify, as there are sometimes multiple ways to combine the two names. Also, sometimes a pairing is easy to identify and understand, like "EdWin" (Ed and Winry), as compared to a sometimes harder to identify "RoyAi" (Roy and Hawkeye, also a pun off of the Japanese word "Ai", which means "love").
Please tell me if I have missed any ways of identifying pairings or types of pairings, I'm always interested to find more. :)
Hope that explained everything! :D
--LeXa--
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