アダルト

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Meanings

General meaning of 'adult' as opposed to child; used for mature content, behavior, or target audience.

Euphemistic use for sexually explicit material; common in phrases like アダルトビデオ (adult video) or アダルトサイト (adult site).

大人おとなN5sense 1
大人 is the everyday Japanese word for a grown person, while アダルト is a loanword often used in compound nouns or to mark mature/adult-oriented content.
ポルノ sense 2
ポルノ is a blunter, more explicit loanword for pornography, while アダルト is the softer, euphemistic term used in commercial contexts like アダルトビデオ.
成せい人じんN3sense 1
成人 refers specifically to a person who has legally reached adulthood, while アダルト is a broader, more casual loanword covering adult status or themes.
わいせつ sense 2
猥褻 is a formal, often legal term for 'obscene', while アダルト is a milder, commercial euphemism used for adult content.

子こ供どもN5sense 1
子供 means 'child', the direct opposite of アダルト in its sense of 'adult, grown-up'.

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Loanword from English 'adult', adopted into Japanese with katakana spelling. The pornographic sense is a Japanese-specific euphemistic extension.