草食系

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
そう
Grade: 1
しょく
Grade: 2
けい
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology[edit]

草食 (そうしょく, sōshoku, herbivore) +‎ (-けい, -kei, type). Attested since the 2000s.

Noun[edit]

(そう)(しょく)(けい) (sōshokukei

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  1. A person not interested in marriage or dating; a person who is considered insufficiently assertive
  2. A man deemed insufficiently masculine or manly
    草食系(そうしょくけい)男子(だんし)
    sōshokukei danshi
    herbivore man

Antonyms[edit]