isekai

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 異世界 (isekai, literally “different world”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈiːsəkaɪ/, (uncommon, imitating Japanese pronunciation) /iˈsɛkaɪ/, (uncommon) /ˈɪsəkaɪ/ === Noun === isekai (countable and uncountable, plural isekai or isekais) (chiefly Japanese fiction, uncountable) A genre of Japanese fiction involving everyday people transported to alternative fantasy or virtual worlds. 2017, Ryo Shirakome, DxS, Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest (volume 1) It's not every day that an isekai author gets published out of the sea of isekai stories on there. (countable) Any piece of media in this genre. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === isekai (third-person singular simple present isekais, present participle isekaiing, simple past and past participle isekaied or isekai'd) (fandom slang, transitive) To transport (someone) into an alternative world, often by killing them. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === saikei == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 異世界(いせかい) (isekai, “another world; isekai”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /iˈsekai̯/ [iˈse.kai̯] Rhymes: -ekai̯ Syllabification: i‧se‧kai === Noun === isekai (plural isekai-isekai) another world; isekai Synonyms: dimensi lain, dunia lain ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “isekai”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Japanese == === Romanization === isekai Rōmaji transcription of いせかい == Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 異世界. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iˈsekaj/ [iˈse.kai̯] === Noun === isékai (plural isekai-isekai or isekai2) (fandom slang, humorous) alternative world ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === isékai (fandom slang, transitive) to transport someone into an alternative world by killing them