Is it “ookami” for wolf, or “oogami”?
I always thought it’s the first one.

Is it “ookami” for wolf, or “oogami”?
I always thought it’s the first one.

ookami is wolf, okami and ogami are both (multiple) different words, depending on kanji. All of which, including oogami can also be (family) names~

Semi-related: The rule for replacing voiceless consonants with voiced ones in compound words is called Rendaku.

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might be kashikaze's best work so far.

Crazy thing to say about a chapter that’s only here to drag things out for no reason.

Is it “ookami” for wolf, or “oogami”?
I always thought it’s the first one.

That's a really fun detail, actually! They use the same kanji... sort of!

Her surname is 大神 / Oogami, made up of 大 / ō meaning "great," and 神 / kami meaning "deity." In her surname's reading, the "k" in kami becomes a "g" through rendaku, as Giftnova said, giving us Oogami.

So while it's not the Japanese word for "wolf," 狼 / ookami, her surname, 大神 / great deity, is actually believed to be the origin of the word "ookami." Since wolves were worshiped as mountain deities and divine guardians, early Japanese literature associated these kanji with them. You'll sometimes see wordplay like this used for mythical or divine wolves in media like Capcom's Ōkami, whose Japanese title is actually written as 大神.

So that's why Haru has so much wolf imagery like her cute lil fangs.

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