Definition, synonyms and related words
A work of anime or manga (or any similar medium) that contains heavily sexual or pornographic art.
"After accidentally clicking on the wrong link, I was immediately flooded with images from a hentai website that left my browser completely frozen."
In plain English: Hentai is a Japanese term for adult animated films that feature explicit sexual content.
"Many people found the website filled with hentai too intense to look at without feeling embarrassed."
Usage: Hentai refers specifically to Japanese animation or comics that feature explicit sexual content. Do not use this term casually to mean anything else, as it describes a distinct genre of adult media rather than general behavior or unrelated objects.
The English word hentai comes from the Japanese term hentai, which originally meant "pervert." It was coined as a shortened form of hentai seiyoku-sha to describe someone with abnormal sexual desires.