If you’re an anime fan, but don’t know any Japanese-here is a list of anime words you should know:
- anime – Japanese animation/cartoon
- baka – stupid, fool
- chibi– small, short (characters)
- gijinka – personification of animals or characters
- kawaii – cute
- manga – Japanese comic book
- neko – cat
- oishii – delicious
- onee-san/chan – older sister (-san is more formal as -chan is more affectionate)
- onii-san/chan – older brother (-san is more formal as -chang is more affectionate)
- otaku – someone who has an obsessive interest (anime, video games, manga), usually a derogatory term
- sugoi – amazing, awesome
- sensei – teacher
- senpai – a person’s senior in occupation/school/etc.
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