hentai/ˈhɛntaɪ/EtymologyPseudo-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”).hentai means A work of anime or manga (or any similar medium) that contains heavily sexual or pornographic art. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.nounA work of anime or manga (or any similar medium) that contains heavily sexual or pornographic art.“There was a hentai video that I saw / I told you about the night that we first made love”