otaku

== English == === Etymology === From Japanese オタク (otaku, “anime obsessive, geek”) 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"). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /əʊˈtɑːkuː/, [əʊ̯ˈtʰɑːkʰuː] (US) IPA(key): /oʊˈtɑku/, [o̞ʊ̯ˈtʰɑkʰu] === Noun === otaku (plural otakus or otaku) (fandom slang) One with an obsessive interest in something, particularly (originally derogatory) an obsessive Japanese fan of anime or manga. ==== Usage notes ==== Though the word came to be used in Western countries primarily to denote people who have a strong or obsessive interest in anime and manga, in Japanese it is used more broadly to denote people who have a strong or obsessive interest in any specific topic, theme or hobby. Compared to the term's use in English, when used in Japanese, it more often has derogatory connotations, particularly in its unqualified use. ==== Hypernyms ==== geek, anorak (UK) ==== Hyponyms ==== weeb (non-Japanese people) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== fanboy, fangirl, geek mangaka weeaboo (derogatory) === References === “An Introduction to the Otaku Movement” (academic paper in English). == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese オタク (otaku, “nerd, geek”), from お宅 (otaku, honorific for “you”), originally the honorific version of 宅 (taku, “home”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /oˈtaku/ [oˈt̪a.ku] Rhymes: -aku Syllabification: o‧ta‧ku === Noun === otaku (plural otaku-otaku) otaku === Further reading === “otaku”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Etymology === First recorded in 1992: from Japanese オタク (otaku, “nerd, geek”), from お宅 (otaku, honorific for “you”), originally the honorific version of 宅 (taku, “home”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈta.ku/ Rhymes: -aku Hyphenation: o‧tà‧ku === Noun === otaku m or f by sense (invariable) (fandom slang) otaku (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga) == Japanese == === Romanization === otaku Rōmaji transcription of おたく Rōmaji transcription of オタク == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese オタク. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔˈta.ku/ Rhymes: -aku Syllabification: o‧ta‧ku === Noun === otaku m pers (indeclinable) (fandom slang) otaku (person with an obsessive interest in something, particularly obsessive Japanese fans of anime or manga) Hyponym: mangowiec == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Japanese オタク (otaku, “nerd, geek”), from お宅 (otaku, honorific for “you”), originally the honorific version of 宅 (taku, “home”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aku Hyphenation: o‧ta‧ku === Noun === otaku m or f by sense (plural otakus) (fandom slang) weeb (one with an interest in something such as anime or manga) ==== Usage notes ==== Informally one can find a feminine otaka, but it is non-standard. == Spanish == === Alternative forms === otaco === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese オタク (otaku, “nerd, geek”), from お宅 (otaku, honorific for “you”), originally the honorific version of 宅 (taku, “home”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈtaku/ [oˈt̪a.ku] Rhymes: -aku Syllabification: o‧ta‧ku === Noun === otaku m or f by sense (plural otakus) (fandom slang) weeb (one with an interest in something such as anime or manga)