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語源

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").

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /əʊˈtɑːkuː/, [əʊ̯ˈtʰɑːkʰuː]
• (米国発音) IPA: /oʊˈtɑku/, [o̞ʊ̯ˈtʰɑkʰu]

名詞

otaku (plural otakus or otaku)

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

使用する際の注意点

• 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.

上位語

• geek, anorak (UK)

下位語

• weeb (non-Japanese people)

派生語

参考

• fanboy, fangirl, geek
• mangaka
• weeaboo (derogatory)

参照

• “An Introduction to the Otaku Movement” (academic paper in English).