御宅族 yù zhái zú

otaku; anime and game nerd

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. otaku, a Japanese term for people with obsessive interests such as anime, manga, and video games
  2. 2. see also 宅男zhái nán
  3. 3. see also 宅女zhái nǚ[zhai2 nu:3]

Characters

Character Meaning
御 yù HSK 6
imperial; to manage; to govern
宅 zhái HSK 6
residence; (coll.) to stay in at home
族 zú HSK 4
by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族shàng bān zú)