hentai
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hentai
- /ˈhɛntaɪ/
Rhymes with -ɛntaɪ
Where it comes from
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”). Attested since 1990.
noun hentai · hentais
- A work of anime or manga (or any similar medium) that contains heavily sexual or pornographic art. There was a hentai video that I saw / I told you about the night that we first made love
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hetsmut, heteroerotica, homoerotica, hentaigana, hardcore pornography, hucow, hoyay, husbando, himedanshi, h-word, hartman hips, hoyay!, hustler, pthc, homosex, hetaira
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noun work of sexual art
| Español | hentai |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 헨타이 hentai |
| 日本語 | ヘンタイ hentai, エロアニメ eroanime, エロ漫画 eromanga |
| 中文 | 裡番 /里番 lǐfān, 本子 běnzi |
| हिन्दी | हेनतई hentaī |
| Português | hentai |
| Français | hentai |
| Deutsch | Hentai |
| Italiano | hentai |
| Ελληνικά | χεντάι chentái |
| Română | hentai |
| Русский | хента́й xentáj |
| Tiếng Việt | hentai |
| العربية | هِنْتَاي hintāy |
| עברית | הנטאי hentay |
Talk about this word "hentai." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hentai. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hentai. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hentai "hentai." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hentai.Cite this
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title = {hentai},
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