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

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

From Salon

Google also bans ads from appearing on pages containing hentai.

From Salon

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Seattle Times

And during the wink-wink of “Hentai,” she was something like a debauched Mouseketeer, delivering a ballad she says was inspired by Disney cartoons, its title a reference to X-rated Japanese manga, its lyrics simultaneously porny, poetic, funny, mundane and profound.

From Washington Post