Since this was being discussed in another thread where it was totally off-topic, I think it's time for it to have its own thread. Here we discuss the word "hentai" (and "ecchi"), and the difference in meaning between the original Japanese words and the English usage of them.

>>162
I bet you heard "hen", which just means "strange".

Hello languagelog readers. This is a web sight. Let's be friends.

No thank you #166. Since this IS a website, I'm afraid I have to kill you. Wait just a minute, I'll throw a knife at you via the internet connection!!

Does this mean the language log guy browses imageboards?

Be still my beating heart.

>>168

Probably has more to do with this thread being linked from Wikipedia. Well, I do enjoy languagelog from time to time, so I'm happy about getting a link.

I stumbled across http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hentaigana while reading the article about that IME thing.

From it:

> Note that this hentai (変体: "variants") is not the same word as the hentai (変態) from which the English slang term is derived.

More evidence that hentai can mean different things, I guess.

>>170 That's a litle different, though: different word construction altogether.

Yes, Japanese contain innumerable homophones. This is seldom relevant in any way.

>>171 >>172
Oh okay, I misconstrued that as not being homophone, sorry.

1. The use of the word "Hentai" in English somehow makes sense if you consider that the US/Britain the general view of what is "perverted" is different. Usually when you are in an American chat with strangers it's often the case that you get called a "pervert" for even hinting at anything that has to do with sex, while on the other hand they are completely uninhibited to discuss topics such as feces (which would would fit the definition of "perverted" in some other countries).
2. If someone used 'H' to refer to what is known as Hentai in English then I'd be confused as to whether he didn't actually mean to refer to Heroin.

>>176
H = Ecchi
it's not the abbreviation of your 'Hentai'.

Is it werid I thought it pronounced hental?

Is it weird I thought it pronounced hental?

>>178>>179
Same person.

>>180
Thank you for your informative post.

>>178>>179
and also not very bright.

>>181
Thanks for being a moron.

>>178>>179
It certainly sounds better.

hentai? in one piece when franky said it i thought it ment transform 0_o
some one please answer these qeustions
what are the differences between henshin, hentai, and hengei

henshin - transform
hentai - pron (at least in the us)
hengei - ????

> hentai - pron (at least in the us)

Somehow I think he was asking about Japanese, not English.

Just my OP.

ecchi - No visible women nipples or anus and genitalia of either gender. Maybe cameltoe, poking-up tits under clothes, and bulging can be acceptable ecchi. It is called "ecchi" after all. (Used in sentence: "Not sure exactly how it looked, the details were ecchi.)

Hentai - Every part of the body can be exposed and captured in every position and usage.

Just my OP.

ecchi - No visible women nipples or anus and genitalia of either gender. Maybe cameltoe, poking-up tits under clothes, and bulging can be acceptable ecchi. It is called "ecchi" after all. (Used in sentence: "Not sure exactly how it looked, the details were ecchi.)

Hentai - Every part of the body can be exposed and captured in every position and usage.

>>196-196

Please read the fucking thread before posting, OK? Make the tiniest little effort.

>>198-198
Please read your post before posting, OK?
Make the tiniest little effort.

>>199

what

hentai?
My Japnese means the word weaker than eccentric.
you know, if you say me hentai, I will smile you.
The word is used as erotic.

>>197
ecchi?
My country japan uses as sex and sexual.
you know, this behavior and word.
Sex is not used usually.
This is why that word is beyond moral.

>>197
ecchi?
My country japan uses as sex and sexual.
you know, this behavior and word.
Sex is not used usually.
This is why that word is beyond moral.

hentai is SEXY!!!!!

englich basis words are more known then japanse ones (are really japanse for hentai, ecchi O_O awesome XD )

but ecchi is like hentai i call more topless or almost no clothers pll =_=

We've really got some brilliant minds in this here thread now.

what hentai make you minds more smarty =_=

>>207め、テメー何の国籍か

誰もここで私を理解しません :'(

(ーー;)

i like hentai hentai is not the thread u are the fucking thread all can go to hellv!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

i like hentai hentai is not the thread u are the fucking thread all can go to hellv!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

dicks

>>95

Hentaimedia is restricted in Japan. It is not possible to export to the
United States any longer.
It is an electric wave woman who says unknown nationality Agnes Chang and
Unicef Association of Japan (an irrelevant cult group to UNICEF of the United
Nations) that try to restrict.
Because Japanese Government wants also to market Csoga Csomanga that China
and South Korea are trivial, it begins to assist, and please ..state of
annihilation.. have and help.

>>95
Hint: On Wikipedia, faggotry is rampant

>>1 >>215

well you're right i love hentai but some kinda of virus had make my com sick T_T that's all bye love but have virus~

sling is dead

>>222
Untrue. He posts on iichan's news all the time.

This is a natural process. Most words that are "imported" from other languages changes their meaning.