Hentai Vocabulary 101

Hentai is full of vocabulary that can throw off a hentai newbie- or even a more experienced aficionado. With that in mind, I decided to offer a little help to clear some things up, while also adding spiffy new words to your lingo! How about we start with 10 commonly used hentai words?

Hentai:

In Japanese, “hentai” is the shortened version of “hentai seiyoku”, which simply means “sexual perversion”. Here in the West, it has adopted a new meaning, which is to classify any sexually explicit manga, anime, or anime style game.

Ecchi:

Much like the term “hentai”, “ecchi” has a different definition in its original language. In Japanese, it’s a slang term for sexual playfulness. Here, we use it interchangeably with the term “fan service”. Ecchi generally refers to sexual bur more softcore anime, manga, and anime style video games. If you’re into the lighter stuff, there are two games on Nutaku that will be just right up your alley! Sword of Asumi is a visual novel where you get to explore Edo Japan with a sexy assassin girl. This game is free of nudity but if you’re looking for a game that’s a little more lewd you might want to check out Catch Canvas- it's a visual novel about a young girl who strives to be an artist but, her uncle tasks her with helping three other girls finish their paintings. The rest is yours to discover...

Eroge:

It’s quite frequent in the Japanese language to create words based on borrowed words. “Eroge” is one of them! From the English words “erotic” and “game”, the creation of this new word was made to describe erotic video games. When we see hentai games, like the ones here on Nutaku, we will often see them referred to as “eroge”. If you want to get your feet wet in the world of eroge you should try out Pure Heart Chronicles, a fantasy based visual novel. One cool thing about this game is the diversity in the female characters; these ladies come in all shapes and sizes!

Ahegao:

“Ahegao” is the expression of pure ecstasy. In hentai, it also refers to the girl’s facial expression during an orgasm. This has also become a meme in the form of the “daburu piisu ahegao”, where a girl makes a face of ecstasy while throwing up double peace signs. 

Moe:

“Moe” is a feeling of attraction towards anime, manga, and anime style video game characters. Although this term usually refers to an attraction towards a female character, it can also be used towards male characters. Feelings of “moe” have led to the sales of a lot of character specific merch, and even a game you can find on Nutaku.net; Attack on Moe H!

Yuri:

“Yuri” refers to some sweet girl on girl action, aka lesbian anime, manga, or anime themed video games. “Yaoi” is the male version, referring to boy-love hentai. If you’re into ladies getting down and dirty together, you should check out Sakura Dungeon, a dungeon crawler where a sexy knight awakens a gorgeous ancient fox spirit, leading them to go on a quest to find her stolen treasures.

Bukkake:

This term is used both in the regular porn industry and hentai, so you’ve probably heard of it before. “Bukkake” is a festish in which multiple men cover a girl with semen. Sometimes, in hentai, it’s just one man with INSANE amounts of cum flying all over a girl. As the title suggests, Cum on! Bukkake Ranch! is full of it! On top of featuring massive loads, the game has monster girls.

Futanari:

“Futanari” means “double form”. In hentai, it refers to a character who predominantly looks female but also has male genitalia. You will also hear it often in the shortened form; “futa”.

Oppai:

“Oppai” is the Japanese term for a woman’s large breasts. It is often used to describe (unreasonably) large breasts. If you’re into that, lucky you! You don’t have to go too far; Nutaku is full of breasts. If you’re looking for a specific game to play that will allow you to explore those beautiful mounds, how about you give My neighbor is a Yandere?! a try? Bonus point: There is My neighbor is a Yandere?! (Chapter 2)

Doujinshi:

“Dounjinshi” or “doujin” is a self-published work which includes manga, magazines, novels and more. It is also a term widely used for self-published hentai fanfiction!

And voila! Hopefully this helped you dive into the beautiful and rich world of hentai vocabulary! What are some hentai terms that have stumped you? Let us know @nutakugames!