オタク

Japanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From お宅 (otaku), the honorific version of (taku, home), referring to 1982–1983 Macross fans, or perhaps earlier; see Wikipedia discussion.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) タク [òtákú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [o̞ta̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

オタク (rōmaji otaku)

  1. (derogatory) geek, nerd; one who is obsessed with something to the exclusion of such things as social interaction.

Usage notes

  • In English, the word otaku is often used by anime lovers when referring to a big fan of anime or manga. In Japanese however, it is always derogatory.

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