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成人映画 (seijineiga) Japanese meaning: adult movie | Kotomora

成せい人じん映えい画が

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Meanings

1

adult movie; pornographic film

Refers to films with explicit sexual content intended for adults only. Often used in contexts like age restrictions or cinema categories.

この映えい画が館かんでは成せい人じん映えい画がを上じょう映えいし

て

いる

。

This cinema shows adult movies.

成せい人じん映えい画がは18歳じゅう未満はっさいみまんの方かたはご覧らんになれません。

Those under 18 cannot watch adult movies.

Kanji

成turn into, become, get
人person
映reflect, reflection, projection
画brush-stroke, picture

Related words

アダルトビデオ
アダルトビデオ (AV) specifically refers to adult videos, often implying direct-to-video or home viewing, while 成人映画 is a broader term for adult films, including those shown in theaters.
ポルノ映えい画が
ポルノ映画 is a more direct loanword for 'pornographic film' and can sound more explicit or Western; 成人映画 is a native Japanese term that is slightly more euphemistic and commonly used in official contexts.

Built from

成せい人じん+映えい画が

Etymology

Compound of 成人 (adult) and 映画 (movie). The term emerged as a euphemistic label for pornographic films in Japan, likely gaining common usage in the mid-20th century alongside the rise of adult cinema.