Illustration: In a tidy Japanese apartment hobby room, a railway enthusiast kneels beside an elaborate model railway and eagerly shows a visiting friend two almost identical miniature train couplings. Shelves hold carefully organized trains, spare wheels, and tiny maintenance tools.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

オタク

otaku

geek, enthusiast

Colloquial; it can sound dismissive. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. トムは言語げんごオタクだ。

    Tom is a language geek.

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  2. 電車でんしゃオタクなんです。

    I’m a train nerd, you see.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. トムが健康けんこうオタクなのは知しってるよ。

    I know Tom is a health nut.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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