Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

otome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: otome
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ellipsis of otome game.

Example Sentences

"While acknowledging that dating games in Japan were long confined to men and boys, these otomes are described by their makers as a response to the identification of a potent market considering the widespread use of mobile phones amongst young women."
"I have gay ones, too, but the otomes are more popular, so they tend to be of higher quality."
"Also, otomes featuring BL [boys' love] generally let you pick the gender of the protagonist, or leave the gender vague."

Etymology

From Japanese 乙女 (otome, “young girl; maiden”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 乙女

Inflected Forms

otomes (plural)

Questions

What does otome mean?: Ellipsis of otome game.
Where does otome come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce otome

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