狼男

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
おおかみ
Jinmeiyō
おとこ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
 狼男 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [o̞ːka̠mʲio̞to̞ko̞]

Noun[edit]

(おおかみ)(おとこ) (ōkamiotokoおほかみをとこ (ofokamiwotoko)?

  1. a werewolf

See also[edit]