Dictionary

otaku en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• [o̞ʊ̯ˈtʰɑkʰu] (US)
• /əʊˈtɑːkuː/ (UK)
• [əʊ̯ˈtʰɑːkʰuː] (UK)
• /oʊˈtɑku/ (US)

Etymology

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").

Meanings

1. (slang) One with an obsessive interest in something, particularly (originally derogatory) an obsessive Japanese fan of anime or manga.

Forms

Deriveds

otacore · otakudom · otakuism · otakukin

Hypernyms

geek · anorak

Hyponyms

weeb

Relateds

fanboy · mangaka · weeaboo · fangirl · geek

Translations (39)

cmn 宅男 (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · cmn 御宅族 (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · cmn 宅女 (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · de Otaku (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · ko 오덕후 (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · eo otako (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · ru ота́ку (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · ja ヲタク (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · it otaku (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · mr ओताकु (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · pl otaku (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · he אוֹטָאקוּ (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · cmn 粉絲 /粉丝 (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · cmn 二次元 (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · uk ота́ку (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · cmn ACG (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · sh отаку (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · sh otaku (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · yue 御宅族 (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · es otaku (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · cmn 哈日族 (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · hi ओताकु (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · ja おたく (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · el οτάκου (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · cmn 死宅 (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · ja オタク (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · ko 오타쿠 (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · ro otaku (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · bn ওতাকু (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · ar عُطَاكُو (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · mk отаку (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · ko 씹덕 (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · ar أُوتَاكُو (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · pt otaku (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · id otaku (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · fa اتاکو (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · fi otaku (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · th โอะตะกุ (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) · fr otaku (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga)

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