hentai
A work of anime or manga that contains heavily sexual or pornographic artA work of anime or manga (or any similar medium) that contains heavily sexual or pornographic art.
» Tom prefers hentai over photographic porn.
Meaning
1 senses(Japanese, countable, uncountable)A work of anime or manga (or any similar medium) that contains heavily sexual or pornographic art.
Hentai
хента́йxentáj
хента́йxentáj
Examples
6 sentencesTom prefers hentai over photographic porn.
That night, Mary was specifically looking for guro hentai.
I can see why Tom is turned on by vore hentai.
The character designs in this game have inspired many a hentai artist.
Mary is a hentai artist.
Translations
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Origin
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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Forms
plural: hentai / hentaisLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable