草食系

Japanese

Kanji in this term
草 食 系
そう
Grade: 1 		しょく
Grade: 2 		けい
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Etymology

草食 (そうしょく, sōshoku, “herbivore”) +‎ 系 (-けい, -kei, “type”). Attested since the 2000s.

Noun

草(そう)食(しょく)系(けい) • (sōshokukei) 

  1. A person not interested in marriage or dating; a person who is considered insufficiently assertive
  2. A man deemed insufficiently masculine or manly
    草食系(そうしょくけい)男子(だんし)
    sōshokukei danshi
    herbivore man

Antonyms

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