hokage

Japanese edit

Romanization edit

hokage

Rōmaji transcription of ほかげ

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Japanese 火影(ほかげ) (hokage, literally “fire shadow”) from Naruto, a manga and anime series about ninjas which are people trained in tasks requiring stealth, wherein a hokage is the leader and the strongest ninja of the village where the main character resides.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈhokaɡe/, [ˈho.xɐ.ɣɛ]

IPA^(key): /hoˈkaɡe/, [hoˈxa.ɣɛ]
Hyphenation: ho‧ka‧ge

Noun edit

hókagé or hokage (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜃᜄᜒ)

(slang) someone, usually a male, who is skillful or excellent at making smooth and sneaky actions (such as making a move on someone suavely but more often than not refers to unexpected non-consensual physical contact on another person)

Derived terms edit

galawang hokage