草食系

草食系

Japanese

Kanji in this term
草	食	系
そう Grade: 1	しょく Grade: 2	けい Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology

草食 (そうしょく, “herbivore”) +‎ 系 (-けい, “type”). Attested since the 2000s.

Noun

草食系 (hiragana そうしょくけい, rōmaji sōshokukei)

1. A person not interested in marriage or dating; a person who is considered insufficiently assertive
2. A man deemed insufficiently masculine or manly

   草食系 (そうしょくけい)男 (だん)子 (し)

   sōshokukei danshi

   herbivore man

Antonyms

• 肉食系 (にくしょくけい) (nikushokukei)