Etymology

From , , imperfective or continuative form of , , from a kun reading of the Han character .

Noun

1. Strong interest in, and especially fetishistic attraction toward, fictional characters in anime, manga, video games, and/or similar media.

Related terms

• moe book

• moekko

• moe sangyo

• moetan

Interjection

Usage notes

(in both its nominal and interjectional senses) comprises two morae and as such is a disyllable in English; it is not pronounced monosyllabically as } &c. To reflect this, the term is sometimes written with an acute accent atop the as , although this is not consistent with any standard scheme of Japanese Romanisation.