狼男

Japanese

Kanji in this term
狼	男
おおかみ Jinmeiyō	おとこ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 狼 (ōkami, “wolf”) +‎ 男 (otoko, “human male”). Compare English werewolf (from were (“adult human male”) +‎ wolf), German Werwolf, Dutch weerwolf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [o̞ːka̠mʲio̞to̞ko̞]

Noun

狼(おおかみ)男(おとこ) • (ōkamiotoko) ^{←おほかみをとこ (ofokamiwotoko)?}

1. a werewolf

See also

• 狼(おおかみ)女(おんな) (ōkamionna)
• 狼(おおかみ)人(にん)間(げん) (ōkaminingen)
• 人(じん)狼(ろう) (jinrō)