What is "Otaku" in Japanese and how to say it?

American English

otaku

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Japanese

オタク

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Chinese readings of kanji

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たまごっち

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Learn the word for "Otaku" in 45 More Languages.

Hungarianotaku

Korean오타쿠

Castilian Spanishotaku

Frenchotaku

Mandarin Chinese御宅族

Italianil nerd

Germander Otaku

Russianотаку

Brazilian Portugueseotaku

Arabicاوتاكو

Turkishotaku

Hindiओटाकू

Vietnameseotaku

Indonesianotaku

British Englishotaku

Mexican Spanishotaku

European Portugueseos fãs de animes e mangas

Thaiโอตากุ

Ukrainianотаку

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