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isekai
- /ˈiːsəkaɪ/
- /iˈsɛkaɪ/
- /ˈɪsəkaɪ/ uncommon
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Japanese 異世界 (isekai, literally “different world”).
noun isekai · isekais
- A genre of Japanese fiction involving everyday people transported to alternative fantasy or virtual worlds. It's not every day that an isekai author gets published out of the sea of isekai stories on there.
- A genre of Japanese fiction in which the protagonist is reincarnated.
- Any piece of media in the above genres.
verb isekais · isekaiing · isekaied · isekai'd
- To transport (someone) into an alternative world, often by killing them.
- To murder (someone), to kill (someone).
Translations
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noun Dimension travel genre
| 한국어 | 이세계 isegye |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 異世界 isekai, 異世界ファンタジー isekai fantajī |
| 中文 | 異世界 /异世界 yìshìjiè |
| Français | isekai |
| Deutsch | Isekai |
| Tiếng Việt | isekai, dị thế giới, dị giới |
noun Reincarnation genre
| 日本語 | 転生 tensei |
|---|
noun Piece of media in (1) genre
| 日本語 | 異世界作品 isekai sakuhin, 異世界ファンタジー作品 isekai fantajī sakuhin |
|---|---|
| Français | isekai |
verb To transport into an alternative world
| Español | isekai |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 異世界 |
| Français | isekaïser |
| Русский | исекайнуться isekajnutʹsja |
Talk about this word "isekai." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/isekai. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. isekai. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/isekai "isekai." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/isekai.Cite this
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title = {isekai},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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