"Touhou" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: 2hu [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 東方 (Tōhō, literally “eastern”). The video game series' name refers to the East Asian setting. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ja|東方|lit=eastern|tr=Tōhō}} Borrowed from Japanese 東方 (Tōhō, literally “eastern”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Touhou
  1. Touhou Project, a Japanese video game series created by ZUN, consisting primarily of bullet hell and fighting game entries. Also expanded to manga and other media.
    Sense id: en-Touhou-en-name-jL9v2okB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Japanese fiction, Video games Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 30 Disambiguation of Japanese fiction: 95 5 Disambiguation of Video games: 96 4

Noun [English]

Forms: Touhous [plural], 2hu [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 東方 (Tōhō, literally “eastern”). The video game series' name refers to the East Asian setting. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ja|東方|lit=eastern|tr=Tōhō}} Borrowed from Japanese 東方 (Tōhō, literally “eastern”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Touhou (plural Touhous)
  1. (slang) A character from the Touhou series. Tags: slang Related terms: touhou [alternative]
    Sense id: en-Touhou-en-noun-wfEoddAC

Alternative forms

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