hentai

[hen-tahy]

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to a subgenre of Japanese manga, anime, computer games, etc., characterized by explicit sexual themes and imagery.

noun

1. such themes, imagery, or works; hard porn.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hentai¹

1990–95; < Japanese: literally, perverted, a pervert

Example Sentences

My hope for next year is more kawaii, more hentai, more crazy.

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Others feature pirated Japanese animated films and shows, or pornographic manga known as hentai.

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Google also bans ads from appearing on pages containing hentai.

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It wouldn’t be an awards show worth watching without some juicy fodder for the pop stans watching at home: Rosalía, clad in red leather and black vinyl, opted to perform a glitchy rendition of her salacious piano ballad, “Hentai” — and giggled as she heard her own F-bomb audibly bleeped out for the telecast.

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Rosalía, who also won the Latin Grammy for best alternative music album for “Motomami,” performed “Hentai”, “La Fama” and her summer hit “Despechá.”

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