otaku
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otaku
- /əʊˈtɑːkuː/ UK
- [əʊ̯ˈtʰɑːkʰuː] UK
- /oʊˈtɑku/ US
- [o̞ʊ̯ˈtʰɑkʰu] US
Where it comes from
From Japanese オタク (otaku, “geek, nerd”) originally used in reference to the 1982 Macross fandom, from the honorific form お宅 (otaku, “you”), from the honorific form 宅 (taku, “home”) ("your home").
noun otakus · otaku
- One with an obsessive interest in something, particularly (originally derogatory) an obsessive Japanese fan of anime or manga.
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noun one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga
| Español | otaku |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 오타쿠 otaku, 오덕후 odeokhu, 씹덕 ssipdeok |
| 日本語 | オタク, ヲタク otaku, おたく kana |
| 中文 | 宅男 zháinán, 宅女 zháinǚ, 粉絲 /粉丝 fěnsī, 二次元 èrcìyuán, ACG, 御宅族 yùzháizú |
| हिन्दी | ओताकु otāku |
| Português | otaku |
| Français | otaku |
| Deutsch | Otaku |
| Italiano | otaku |
| Ελληνικά | οτάκου otákou |
| Română | otaku |
| Русский | ота́ку otáku |
| العربية | أُوتَاكُو ʔūtākū, عُطَاكُو ʕuṭākū |
| עברית | אוֹטָאקוּ otáku |
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