Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwaɪfuː/
- Rhymes: -aɪfuː
Noun
waifu (plural waifu or waifus)
- (fandom slang, Internet slang) A fictional female character from non-live-action visual media (typically an anime, manga, or video game) to whom one is romantically attracted and/or whom one considers their significant other.
2008 October 30, Galen, “Re: Japanese launch campaign to marry comic book characters”, in rec.arts.manga (Usenet):So long as I get to claim my virtual waifu and our 30 virtual children as tax deductions, I don't really care if I can't touch her.
2009 December 31, Dave Watson, “Re: K-ON! 2nd season announced”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet):Seriously, it was fun, but here's hoping that they lay off some of the bits that got old real quick, like Mio getting scared easily. I would not like to have someone that timid as "mai waifu" (as if I'd marry a bloody high school girl anyway). Makes me wonder what that says about the otaku who worship her.
2012, Dani Cavallaro, Kyoto Animation: A Critical Study and Filmography, McFarland & Company, published 2012, →ISBN, page 126:Bradley Meek's portrayal of Lucky☆Star's protagonist is particularly worthy of notice in assessing the anime's take on the art-play dyad: “Konata Izumi is a high school otaku hardcore enough to know trivia about seventies giant robot and tokusatsu shows,” the critic proposes, “but not hardcore enough to own a bodypillow of her waifu [a 2D significant other]. […]
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:waifu.
Translations
a fictional character that one is attracted to
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɑi̯fu/, [ˈwɑ̝i̯fu]
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑi̯fu/, [ˈʋɑ̝i̯fu]
- Rhymes: -ɑifu
- Syllabification(key): wai‧fu
Noun
waifu
- (fandom slang) waifu
Declension
More information nominative, genitive ...
Inflection of waifu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) |
nominative |
waifu |
waifut |
genitive |
waifun |
waifujen |
partitive |
waifua |
waifuja |
illative |
waifuun |
waifuihin |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
waifu |
waifut |
accusative |
nom. |
waifu |
waifut |
gen. |
waifun |
genitive |
waifun |
waifujen |
partitive |
waifua |
waifuja |
inessive |
waifussa |
waifuissa |
elative |
waifusta |
waifuista |
illative |
waifuun |
waifuihin |
adessive |
waifulla |
waifuilla |
ablative |
waifulta |
waifuilta |
allative |
waifulle |
waifuille |
essive |
waifuna |
waifuina |
translative |
waifuksi |
waifuiksi |
abessive |
waifutta |
waifuitta |
instructive |
— |
waifuin |
comitative |
See the possessive forms below. |
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More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
first-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
waifuni |
waifuni |
accusative |
nom. |
waifuni |
waifuni |
gen. |
waifuni |
genitive |
waifuni |
waifujeni |
partitive |
waifuani |
waifujani |
inessive |
waifussani |
waifuissani |
elative |
waifustani |
waifuistani |
illative |
waifuuni |
waifuihini |
adessive |
waifullani |
waifuillani |
ablative |
waifultani |
waifuiltani |
allative |
waifulleni |
waifuilleni |
essive |
waifunani |
waifuinani |
translative |
waifukseni |
waifuikseni |
abessive |
waifuttani |
waifuittani |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | waifuineni |
second-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
waifusi |
waifusi |
accusative |
nom. |
waifusi |
waifusi |
gen. |
waifusi |
genitive |
waifusi |
waifujesi |
partitive |
waifuasi |
waifujasi |
inessive |
waifussasi |
waifuissasi |
elative |
waifustasi |
waifuistasi |
illative |
waifuusi |
waifuihisi |
adessive |
waifullasi |
waifuillasi |
ablative |
waifultasi |
waifuiltasi |
allative |
waifullesi |
waifuillesi |
essive |
waifunasi |
waifuinasi |
translative |
waifuksesi |
waifuiksesi |
abessive |
waifuttasi |
waifuittasi |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | waifuinesi |
first-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
waifumme |
waifumme |
accusative |
nom. |
waifumme |
waifumme |
gen. |
waifumme |
genitive |
waifumme |
waifujemme |
partitive |
waifuamme |
waifujamme |
inessive |
waifussamme |
waifuissamme |
elative |
waifustamme |
waifuistamme |
illative |
waifuumme |
waifuihimme |
adessive |
waifullamme |
waifuillamme |
ablative |
waifultamme |
waifuiltamme |
allative |
waifullemme |
waifuillemme |
essive |
waifunamme |
waifuinamme |
translative |
waifuksemme |
waifuiksemme |
abessive |
waifuttamme |
waifuittamme |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | waifuinemme |
second-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
waifunne |
waifunne |
accusative |
nom. |
waifunne |
waifunne |
gen. |
waifunne |
genitive |
waifunne |
waifujenne |
partitive |
waifuanne |
waifujanne |
inessive |
waifussanne |
waifuissanne |
elative |
waifustanne |
waifuistanne |
illative |
waifuunne |
waifuihinne |
adessive |
waifullanne |
waifuillanne |
ablative |
waifultanne |
waifuiltanne |
allative |
waifullenne |
waifuillenne |
essive |
waifunanne |
waifuinanne |
translative |
waifuksenne |
waifuiksenne |
abessive |
waifuttanne |
waifuittanne |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | waifuinenne |
third-person possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
waifunsa |
waifunsa |
accusative |
nom. |
waifunsa |
waifunsa |
gen. |
waifunsa |
genitive |
waifunsa |
waifujensa |
partitive |
waifuaan waifuansa |
waifujaan waifujansa |
inessive |
waifussaan waifussansa |
waifuissaan waifuissansa |
elative |
waifustaan waifustansa |
waifuistaan waifuistansa |
illative |
waifuunsa |
waifuihinsa |
adessive |
waifullaan waifullansa |
waifuillaan waifuillansa |
ablative |
waifultaan waifultansa |
waifuiltaan waifuiltansa |
allative |
waifulleen waifullensa |
waifuilleen waifuillensa |
essive |
waifunaan waifunansa |
waifuinaan waifuinansa |
translative |
waifukseen waifuksensa |
waifuikseen waifuiksensa |
abessive |
waifuttaan waifuttansa |
waifuittaan waifuittansa |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | waifuineen waifuinensa |
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Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /uˈaj.fu/ [ʊˈaɪ̯.fu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈwaj.fu/ [ˈwaɪ̯.fu]
Further reading
- “waifu” in Enciclopédia Significados (2011).
- “waifu”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwaifu/ [ˈwai̯.fu]
- Rhymes: -aifu
- Syllabification: wai‧fu