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10 Language-to-English DictionariesOtaku
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Otaku
"Er verbringt seine Freizeit als Otaku mit dem Lesen von Mangas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who is deeply interested in a particular subject, typically anime, manga, video games, or computer technology, often to the exclusion of other social pursuits.
"He considers himself an otaku and has a massive collection of Japanese animation figures." - 2
A geek or nerd with a specific obsession relating to Japanese popular culture.
"The convention was packed with thousands of otaku dressed in elaborate cosplay."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Japanese honorific pronoun 'otaku' (お宅), meaning 'your house' or 'your family'. In the 1980s, subculture enthusiasts began using it as a mutual second-person pronoun, which gradually shifted in popular media to describe someone with intense, obsessive interests, particularly in anime, manga, and video games.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Otaku" is said worldwide
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otaku
Transliteration: otaku
"Il est un grand otaku qui collectionne les mangas."
Otaku
Transliteration: Otaku
"Er verbringt seine Freizeit als Otaku mit dem Lesen von Mangas."
otaku
Transliteration: otaku
"Molti otaku partecipano alle fiere del fumetto."
otaku
Transliteration: otaku
"Mi hermano es un otaku que ama la cultura japonesa."
otaku
Transliteration: otaku
"Ele se considera um verdadeiro otaku de animes."
ओटाकू
Transliteration: otaku
"वह जापानी एनिमेशन का एक बड़ा ओटाकू है।"
御宅族
Transliteration: yù zhái zú
"他是一个非常喜欢动漫的御宅族。"
오덕후
Transliteration: odeokhu
"그는 애니메이션을 좋아하는 오덕후입니다."
おたく
Transliteration: otaku
Script: オタク
"彼はアニメや漫画に詳しいオタクです。"
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