Last Updated :2026/01/08

オタク

Hiragana
おたく
Noun
derogatory
Japanese Meaning
アニメ・マンガ・ゲームなどの特定の分野に強い関心やこだわりを持ち、深く没頭している人を指す言葉。しばしばマイナスのニュアンスや揶揄を含むが、近年は自称として中立的・肯定的にも用いられる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
あることにとてもくわしく、いつもそればかりするひと。ひととあまりはなさないこともある。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
御宅族;对某一兴趣过度痴迷的人 / (贬)宅男/宅女,常缺乏社交 / 怪胎、书呆子(带贬义)
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
對特定興趣過度迷戀、與社交疏離的人(多帶貶義) / 御宅族;宅宅 / 書呆子、怪咖(貶)
Korean Meaning
(경멸적) 특정 취미·분야에 과도하게 집착하는 사람 / 사회적 교류를 등한시할 정도로 한 가지에 몰두하는 사람 / 애니메이션·만화·게임 등에 지나치게 빠진 괴짜
Indonesian
(sering bernada merendahkan) orang yang sangat terobsesi pada suatu hal hingga mengabaikan interaksi sosial / geek/nerd; kutu buku yang antisosial / penggemar fanatik anime/manga atau budaya pop Jepang
Vietnamese Meaning
(Thường chê) người cuồng một lĩnh vực đến mức ám ảnh, ít giao tiếp xã hội. / Người lập dị mê mẩn công nghệ hoặc văn hoá đại chúng, đắm chìm quá mức.
Tagalog Meaning
taong labis na nahuhumaling sa isang paksa o libangan na halos hindi na nakikisalamuha / sobrang mahilig at masyadong nakatuon sa isang interes; kadalasang may negatibong tono
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He hates being called a geek.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

他讨厌被称为“御宅族”。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

他討厭被稱作御宅族。

Korean Translation

그는 오타쿠라고 불리는 것을 싫어합니다.

Indonesian Translation

Dia tidak suka dipanggil otaku.

Vietnamese Translation

Anh ấy ghét bị gọi là otaku.

Tagalog Translation

Ayaw niyang tawaging otaku.

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(chiefly derogatory) geek, nerd, freak; one who is obsessed with something to the exclusion of such things as social interaction.

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(chiefly derogatory) geek, nerd, freak; one who is obsessed with something to the exclusion of such things as social interaction.

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オタク

彼はオタクと呼ばれることを嫌っています。

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He hates being called a geek.

He hates being called a geek.

See correct answer

彼はオタクと呼ばれることを嫌っています。

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