うp主

Japanese

Kanji in this term
主
ぬし Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

A compound of up (a clipping of English upload; the unconventional spelling is a result of directly typing "up" into a Japanese IME) and 主(ぬし) (nushi, “proprietor”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝpɯ̟ᵝnɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

うp(ぷ)主(ぬし) • (upunushi)

(Internet slang) uploader

Related terms

再(さい)うp(ぷ) (saiupu)

Descendants

→ Chinese: up主 (àpu-zhǔ), 阿婆主 (āpózhǔ)

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