狼男

Japanese

Kanji in this term
狼 男
おおかみ
Jinmeiyō 		おとこ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [o̞ːka̠mʲio̞to̞ko̞]

Noun

狼(おおかみ)男(おとこ) • (ōkamiotoko) ←おほかみをとこ (ofokamiwotoko)?

  1. a werewolf

See also

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