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.

Noun

狼男 (hiragana おおかみおとこ, rōmaji ōkamiotoko, historical hiragana おほかみをとこ)

  1. a werewolf

See also
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