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visual kei

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visual kei¹

  • /ˌvɪʒuːəl ˈkeɪ/
  • /ˌvɪzjuːəl ˈkeɪ/ UK
  • /ˈvɪʒəl ˈkeɪ/

Where it comes from

From Japanese ヴィジュアル系(けい) (vijuaru-kei, literally “visual style”), composed of ヴィジュアル (vijuaru, “visual”), itself from English visual, and 系 (kei, “style”).

noun

  1. uncountable A Japanese music and fashion movement that emerged in the 1980s, characterized by a bold, extravagant, androgynous style influenced by glam rock and goth culture. Incidentally, I'm not sure you're bucking the trend so much as going along with it; FTM crossplay is getting pretty popular, although you see more women going for bishounen and visual-kei genderfucky stars than anything else.

Visual Kei²

noun

  1. uncountable Alternative letter-case form of visual kei

Visual kei³

noun

  1. uncountable Alternative letter-case form of visual kei

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"visual kei." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/visual%20kei. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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visual kei. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/visual%20kei

Chicago

"visual kei." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/visual%20kei.

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@misc{visual_kei_2026,
  title = {visual kei},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/visual%20kei},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}