おたく

Japanese

Etymology 1

The honorific version of 宅 (たく, meaning home).

Noun

おたく (kanji お宅, romaji otaku)

1. your home
2. (personal pronoun) you

Etymology 2

Wikipedia

From お宅, 1982–1983 Macross fans, or perhaps earlier; see Wikipedia discussion.

Alternative forms

• オタク
• ヲタク

Noun

おたく (romaji otaku)

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

Derived terms

• オタ
• ヲタ
• アニメヲタ

Antonyms

• リア充

Usage notes

• In American 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.

External links

• 同人用語の基礎知識/ Otaku: a fairly comprehensive description in Japanese of the word and its origins.