Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

otome game

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: otome game
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A story-based video game in which the player attempts to establish a romantic relationship between the female player character and one of several (usually male) love interests.

Example Sentences

"The otome games are marketed heavily toward female gamers, something generally uncommon with video game marketing. As of this writing, several game developers have invested in localizing otome games originally released only in Japan into English."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 乙(おと)女(め)ゲーム (otome gēmu, literally “girl game”).

Inflected Forms

otome games (plural)

Synonyms

otome

Questions

What does otome game mean?: A story-based video game in which the player attempts to establish a romantic relationship between the female player character and one of several (usually male) love interests.
Where does otome game come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 乙(おと)女(め)ゲーム (otome gēmu, literally “girl game”).

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