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What's the best translation of "weeaboo" in Japanese?

I would define a weeaboo as a (generally derogatory term for a) non-Japanese
person who is highly interested in manga, anime, Japanese video games, and/or
Japanese culture in general.

_Otaku_ (おたく/オタク) is somewhat a synonym of weeaboo in English, but apparently
not so in Japanese, where it means nerd/geek more broadly, not necessarily in
manga/anime/video games.

I wasn't able to find an entry on Jisho.org or relevant links besides two
Reddit posts ([link
1](https://www.reddit.com/r/weeaboo/comments/15xuq5/how_to_call_yourself_a_weeaboo_in_japanese/),
[link
2](https://www.reddit.com/r/translator/comments/81g3nr/english_japanese_weeaboo/)),
which suggested the following:

  * ウィアブー/ウィーアブー
  * 日本かぶれ
  * 日本好き for a more neutral term

Which of these terms is most commonly used? What are the connotations of each
of these terms, and where might they differ from the English term "weeaboo"?
Are they established in any dictionaries? Are there any other terms that might
be used?
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How to say "weeaboo" in Japanese?
There is no one-size-fits-all solution. It depends on how you want to use this
word.

  * ウィアブー or ウィーアブー is not something an average Japanese speaker would understand, and that's why it's not on jisho.org. It's a transliteration rather than a translation. Still, if you want to write an article about the concept of weeaboo in Japanese, you'll probably want to present the word as ウィアブー first and explain its meaning. (Actually, I first recognized the word weeaboo via one of such articles written in Japanese.)
  * 日本かぶれ and 日本オタク are good if weeaboo is not the main topic of your article. [かぶれ](https://jisho.org/word/%E6%B0%97%E8%A7%A6%E3%82%8C) is a derogatory suffix similar to "-mania" or "wannabe". These phrases may not fully cover the nuance of weeaboo as you have defined, but you can convey the gist of it. Note that these phrases have no direct connection to anime/manga, so you may still have to explain that part if it's not clear in the context.
  * 日本好き is "Japan fan", a very neutral phrase.
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