Japanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English hentai, a semantic shift from Japanese 変態(へんたい) (hentai, pervert), short for 変態性欲(へんたいせいよくしゃ) (hentai seiyoku-sha, literally person with abnormal sexual desires).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ヘンタイ (hentai

  1. hentai (work of anime or manga (or any similar medium) that contains heavily sexual or pornographic art)