Japanese

Noun

変態 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 變態, hiragana へんたい, romaji hentai)

1. metamorphosis, transformation

   かぶとむしは完全 (かんぜん)変態 (へんたい)する昆虫 (こんちゅう)だ。

   Kabutomushi wa kanzen hentai suru konchū da.

   Beetles are insects with complete metamorphosis.

2. abnormality
3. pervert

   この変態 (へんたい)！

   Kono hentai!

   You pervert!

4. hentai

Synonyms

• (pervert): (male) 紳士 (しんし) ‎(shinshi), (female) 淑女 (しゅくじょ) ‎(shukujo)

Derived terms

• 変態心理
• 変態性欲
• 変態的
• エッチ

Descendants

• English: hentai

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.