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hentai

The origin and history of hentai.

Etymology

Pseudo-Japonism, derived from 変(へん)態(たい) (hentai, “pervert”), short for 変(へん)態(たい)性(せい)欲(よく)者(しゃ) (hentai seiyoku-sha, literally “person with abnormal sexual desires”).

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