Pikachu

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/ˈpiː.kə.t͡ʃuː/

proper noun

A small yellow rodent-like Pokémon that has red cheeks and a tail shaped like a lightning bolt, and has electricity-related powers.

OriginJapanese ピカチュウ →
Less commonScrabble 18
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Meanings

proper nounPikachu (plural Pikachu or Pikachus)

plural Pikachus

  1. animeA small yellow rodent-like Pokémon that has red cheeks and a tail shaped like a lightning bolt, and has electricity-related powers.

Origin

  1. Japaneseピカチュウ
  2. Japaneseピカチュウ
  3. EnglishPikachu

Borrowed from Japanese ピカチュウ (Pikachū).

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Translations

Arabic بيكاتشو
  • بيكاتشو (bīkātšū)Pokémon
Bulgarian Пикачу
  • Пикачу (Pikaču)Pokémon
Chinese Cantonese 比卡超, Pikachu (pi³ kaa¹ ciu⁴)
  • 比卡超 (bei² kaa¹ ciu¹)Pokémon
  • Pikachu (pi³ kaa¹ ciu⁴)Pokémon
Chinese Mandarin 皮卡丘, Pikachu (Píkǎqiū)
  • 皮卡丘 (Píkǎqiū)Pokémon
  • Pikachu (Píkǎqiū)Pokémon
Dutch Pikachu
  • PikachuPokémon
French Pikachu
  • PikachuPokémon
German Pikachu
  • PikachuPokémon
Greek Πίκατσου
  • Πίκατσου (Píkatsou)Pokémon
Hebrew פִּיקָאצ׳וּ
  • פִּיקָאצ׳וּ (Píqatshu)Pokémon
Hindi पिकाचू
  • पिकाचू (pikācū)Pokémon
Icelandic Pikatsjú, Píkatsu
  • PikatsjúPokémon
  • PíkatsuPokémon
Indonesian Pikacu, Pikachu
  • PikacuPokémon
  • PikachuPokémon
Italian Pikachu
  • PikachuPokémon
Japanese ピカチュウ
  • ピカチュウ (Pikachū)Pokémon
Korean 피카츄
  • 피카츄 (Pikachu)Pokémon
Lithuanian Pikačiu
  • PikačiuPokémon
Persian پیکاچو
  • پیکاچوPokémon
Polish Pikachu
  • PikachuPokémon
Portuguese Pikachu
  • PikachuPokémon
Russian Пикачу
  • Пикачу (Pikaču)Pokémon
Spanish Pikachu
  • PikachuPokémon
Swedish Pikachu
  • PikachuPokémon
Tagalog Pikachu
  • PikachuPokémon
Thai พิกะจู
  • พิกะจูPokémon
Turkish Pikachu
  • PikachuPokémon
Ukrainian Пікачу
  • Пікачу (Pikaču)Pokémon
Vietnamese Pikachu
  • PikachuPokémon
Cite this entry
APA

Pikachu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pikachu

MLA

“Pikachu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pikachu. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pikachu,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pikachu.

Source: Pikachu on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.