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狼男 (おおかみおとこ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

狼おおかみ男おとこ

Meanings

1

noun

Refers specifically to a male werewolf; the female counterpart is 狼女 (おおかみおんな).

満まん月げつの夜よる、狼おおかみ男おとこが現あらわれた。
On the night of the full moon, a werewolf appeared.
彼かれは狼おおかみ男おとこのコスプレをしている。
He is cosplaying as a werewolf.

Written forms

狼おおかみ男おとこUsage97%
Standard kanji spelling for werewolf.
おおかみ男おとこUsage3%
Mixed hiragana-kanji spelling, less common but still encountered.
オオカミ男おとこ
Mixed katakana-kanji spelling, sometimes used for emphasis or in informal contexts.

Kanji

狼wolf

男male

Similar words

狼おおかみ女おんな
Female werewolf; 狼男 is specifically male.
人じん狼ろう
Another word for werewolf, often used in games and fiction; 狼男 is more common in everyday language.

Etymology

Compound of 狼 (おおかみ, 'wolf') and 男 (おとこ, 'man').