Kaola Su Posted May 18, 2003 Share Posted May 18, 2003 I don't really know where this should go since I don't even know what they mean, but what does Otaku mean? Also what does Oekaki mean? I know Oekaki has been on a lot drawing websites, like where you go and draw with your mouse and post it up, but that's all I know. I am guessing Otaku has to do with opinions and posting...but I really don't know! Kaola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwai Posted May 18, 2003 Share Posted May 18, 2003 Oekaki = to draw, drawing, an act of drawing in Japanese Otaku = someone who is really into something, a huge fan, an addict, in this board, anime. I'm Japanese so :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patronus Posted May 18, 2003 Share Posted May 18, 2003 I think Otkau and Oekaki both mean fan, don't they? Like a fan of a show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarK DeatH Posted May 19, 2003 Share Posted May 19, 2003 Oekaki means to draw, and otaku, fan, generally used for anime, but can be other things also... Oekaki has nothing to do with fan Logan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaola Su Posted May 19, 2003 Author Share Posted May 19, 2003 Okay, thanx all who replied, also thanx to Dark Death for replying, I will try and reply to most, if not all of your threads if I know anything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transtic Nerve Posted May 19, 2003 Share Posted May 19, 2003 Actually Otaku has no refrence to a fan of anime at all. Otaku: 'geek; nerd; enthusiast' or it can also mean 'your house; your home; you' in the polite form. Otaku is used in refrence to anime fans in the meaning of slang. It's actually an insult. Used in refrence to refering to someone who has no life but to sit at home watching naime 24/7 or doing whatever. A hermit per-say. Not direct meaning to anime or a fan of anything. Ekaki: 'artist; painter' Prefixed by 'O' makes it a verb. To Paint, to draw, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted May 19, 2003 Share Posted May 19, 2003 [color=#808080]That's true; it has no direct link with anime. However, it is generally used as a term that relates to anime/manga. It's funny how "Otaku" has become almost a western word in that sense, with a meaning that seems to constantly evolve over its original intention in Japanese. o_O;[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted May 19, 2003 Share Posted May 19, 2003 [size=1]So you could say that [i]otaku[/i] in English is a different word than [i]otaku[/i] in Japanese. [/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShinje Posted May 19, 2003 Share Posted May 19, 2003 [size=1][color=darkblue] More to it, how do you pronounce Otaku. since I've been here over a year and still don't know how.. p.s I've been saying it like "O-tack-ooh) I'm not sure if it's correct or not. [/size][/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaola Su Posted May 19, 2003 Author Share Posted May 19, 2003 I usually say O-Tock-ooh...but I don't really know if I amm right either! Thanx for everything else though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarK DeatH Posted May 19, 2003 Share Posted May 19, 2003 Hmm... I don't know if I can really "pronounce" it here... But the right would be something near o-tah-koo or something like that... It's hard to say it typing... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zeh Posted May 19, 2003 Share Posted May 19, 2003 [size=1]Wether i'm saying it right with "oh-take-ou" or not, i doubt i'd be able to change now :-P[/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwai Posted May 20, 2003 Share Posted May 20, 2003 O - tah - ku something like that. Lotta words from Japan became Americanized.. Karaoke, Ninja, Karate, Tsunami, stuff like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transtic Nerve Posted May 20, 2003 Share Posted May 20, 2003 It's pronounced in sylable form. O - Oh Ta - Tah Ku - Koo Exactly how it looks. With Japanese words you must break down every single sylable and sperate them to know exactly how to rponounce it. For future refrence of Japanese words and pronunciations: Vowels are pronounce dthe following: A - AH E - EH I - EE (I dunno how you would spell EEEEE) lol O - OH U - OO When vowels are put together, they do not conform with each other per-say like english does, you still must pronounce them as seperate sylables. But if you can learn to pronounce them right and fast enough, the sylables will flow together. For example: Making up a random word here: KAITO - KA-I-TO (Kah-ee-toh) If you say it slow it doesn't sound like the sylables flow, but if you say it fast enough, it sounds just like it should... But the main point is breaking each word into sylables and knowing how to pronounce those sylables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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