English Explanatory Dictionary

hentai

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A work of anime or manga (or any similar medium) that contains heavily sexual or pornographic art.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɛntaɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hentai.wav

Word forms

hentai hentais

Etymology

Pseudo-Japonism, derived from 変(へん)態(たい) (hentai, “pervert”), short for 変(へん)態(たい)性(せい)欲(よく)者(しゃ) (hentai seiyoku-sha, literally “person with abnormal sexual desires”).

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