ネット右翼

Japanese

Kanji in this term
右	翼
う Grade: 1	よく Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative forms

• (short form) ネトウヨ (netouyo)

Etymology

From ネット (netto, “internet”) + 右翼(うよく) (uyoku, “right-wing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ne̞t̚to̞ ɯ̟jo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

ネット右(う)翼(よく) • (netto uyoku) 

1. netizen who espouses right-wing (nationalistic and xenophobic) ideologies

Usage notes

• Nowadays, ネトウヨ (netouyo) is the more common word.