aidoru

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noun

J-pop idol (popular performer in Japan)

OriginEnglish idol →
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Meanings

nounaidoru (plural aidoru)

alternative idoru

  1. J-pop idol (popular performer in Japan)

    The story all-too-believably details the fall of an aidoru (Japanese pop star) who takes an artistic risk in becoming an actress

    1998 September 10, Richard Scheib, “Review: Perfect Blue (1997)”, in rec.arts.movies.reviews (Usenet)

Origin

  1. Englishidol
  2. Englishaidoru

From Japanese アイドル (aidoru), itself from English idol. Doublet of eidolon, idol, and idolum.

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APA

aidoru. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aidoru

MLA

“aidoru.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aidoru. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aidoru,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aidoru.

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