The Oxford English Dictionary’s latest update adds 23 Japanese words - "Isekai" is now officially part of the OED. - eviltoast
The Oxford English Dictionary’s latest update adds 23 Japanese words
www.theguardian.com
More than half of the borrowed words relate to cooking, while Kintsugi, the increasingly popular art of repairing broken pottery with gold lacquer is also included

It’s official. You’re not an otaku nerd anymore if you say Isekai but someone with an extensive vocabulary. Don’t let anyone tell you anything else!

  • ivanafterall@kbin.social
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    7 months ago

    a Japanese genre of fantasy fiction involving a character being transported to or reincarnated in a different, strange, or unfamiliar world