오타쿠

Korean

Etymology

From Japanese オタク (otaku).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [o̞tʰa̠kʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [오타쿠]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	otaku
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	otaku
McCune–Reischauer?	ot'ak'u
Yale Romanization?	o.tha.khwu

Noun

오타쿠 • (otaku)

1. otaku

   Synonyms: 오덕후 (odeokhu), (derogatory) 씹덕 (ssipdeok, “fucking otaku”)

Related terms

• 덕후 (deokhu, “fan, -holic”)
• 덕질 (deokjil, “being a fan”)