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変態

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See also: ヘンタイ

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
へん
Grade: 4
たい
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
變態 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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First used as an entomological term in publications by the Entomological Society of Japan, with later non-entomological applications in the broader zoology and botany. The narrower sense, "abnormal" is attested in Chinese works, such as those by Mao Dun; but the strictest sense, "abnormal sexual tendency," - from a contraction of 変態性欲 (hentai seiyoku, literally abnormal sexual desire) - may have been due to a reinterpretation of (hen) as a 形容動詞 (keiyō dōshi, adjectival verb) meaning "strange," hence "strange state" rather than "change state."

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(へん)(たい) (hentai

  1. metamorphosis, transformation
    かぶとむし(かん)(ぜん)(へん)(たい)する(こん)(ちゅう)だ。
    Kabutomushi wa kanzen hentai suru konchū da.
    Beetles are insects with complete metamorphosis.
  2. abnormality
  3. (sexuality) Short for 変態性欲 (hentai seiyoku, sexual perversion).
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  4. (informal) pervert[note 1]
    この(へん)(たい)
    Kono hentai!
    You pervert!
    • 2016, Aluda, 【毎月七日はルーミアの日】ルーミアちょっとスカートの中見せろ[1]:
      「そんな(こと)よりルーミア、()ったんだからちょっとスカートの(なか)()せろ。」
      「いきなり(なに)()ってんだこいつ? (へん)(たい)か?」
      (あん)(しん)しろ、(わたし)(へん)(たい)じゃない。ちょっと(よう)(かい)のスカートの(なか)がどうなっているか()りたいだけだ。」
      「そ~なのか~ って、やっぱり(へん)(たい)じゃねぇか!」
      “Sonna koto yori Rūmia, katta n da kara chotto sukāto no naka misero.”
      “Ikinari nani itten da koitsu? Hentai ka?”
      “Anshin shiro, watashi wa hentai ja nai. Chotto yōkai no sukāto no naka ga dō natte iru ka shiritai dake da.”
      “So~ na no ka~ tte, yappari hentai ja nē ka!”
      “That aside, Rumia, since I won, let me see what's under your skirt.”
      “What are you saying all of a sudden? Are you a pervert?”
      “Rest assured, I'm not a pervert. I just want to know what's under the skirt of a yōkai.”
      “Is that so... Hey, so you really are a pervert!”

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Notes

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  1. ^ Short for 変態性欲 (hentai seiyoku-sha, sexual pervert), although probably no longer perceived as such.

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.