otaku

Etymology
From originally used in reference to the 1982  fandom, from the honorific form, from the honorific form.

Noun

 * 1)  One with an obsessive interest in something, particularly  obsessive Japanese fans 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 are obsessed and interested with or have a heavy 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.

Translations

 * Arabic: أُوتَاكُو, عُطَاكُو
 * Bengali: ওতাকু
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 御宅族
 * Mandarin: ,   ,  ,  , ACG  , , , 死宅
 * Esperanto: otako
 * Finnish: otaku
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek: οτάκου
 * Hebrew: אוֹטָאקוּ
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, ,
 * Korean:, 오덕후, 씹덕
 * Macedonian: отаку
 * Marathi: ओताकु
 * Persian: اتاکو
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: отаку
 * Roman: otaku
 * Spanish:
 * Thai: โอะตะกุ
 * Ukrainian: ота́ку

Etymology
First recorded in 1992: from, from , originally the honorific version of.

Noun

 * 1)   one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga

Etymology
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Etymology
, from, originally the honorific version of.

Noun

 * 1)  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.

Etymology
, from, originally the honorific version of.

Noun

 * 1)  weeb one with an interest in something such as anime or manga