Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

visual kei

/ˌvɪzjuːəl ˈkeɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: vi-su-al kei
IPA: /ˌvɪzjuːəl ˈkeɪ/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese music and fashion movement that emerged in the 1980s, characterized by a bold, extravagant, androgynous style influenced by glam rock and goth culture.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of visual kei

Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of visual kei.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Incidentally, I'm not sure you're bucking the trend so much as going along with it; FTM crossplay is getting pretty popular, although you see more women going for bishounen and visual-kei genderfucky stars than anything else."

Etymology

From Japanese ヴィジュアル系(けい) (vijuaru-kei, literally “visual style”), composed of ヴィジュアル (vijuaru, “visual”), itself from English visual, and 系 (kei, “style”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌvɪzjuːəl ˈkeɪ/

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

fairy kei mori kei visual-shock kei

Frequently Paired Words

fairy kei mori kei visual-shock kei

Questions

How do you pronounce visual kei?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌvɪzjuːəl ˈkeɪ/.
What does visual kei mean?: A Japanese music and fashion movement that emerged in the 1980s, characterized by a bold, extravagant, androgynous style influenced by glam rock and goth culture.
Where does visual kei come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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