touhou

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proper noun

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.

“Who is your favorite touhou? Mine is probably Satsuki Rin.”

OriginJapanese 東方 →
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Meanings

touhou1

nountouhou (plural touhous)

plural touhous

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Touhou (“character from the Touhou Project series”).

Touhou2

proper noun

alternative 2hu

  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.
nounTouhou (plural Touhous)

plural Touhous · alternative 2hu

  1. slangA character from the Touhou series.

    Who is your favorite touhou? Mine is probably Satsuki Rin.

Origin

  1. Japanese東方
  2. EnglishTouhou

Borrowed from Japanese 東方 (Tōhō, literally “eastern”). The video game series' name refers to the East Asian setting.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

houtou
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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