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Shibuya-kei

Shibuya-kei noun: a Japanese pop music subgenre and fashion aesthetic of the mid- to late 1990s, inspired by 1960s culture and Western pop music.

Noun

Shibuya-kei (uncountable)

  1. A Japanese pop music subgenre and fashion aesthetic of the mid- to late 1990s, inspired by 1960s culture and Western pop music.

Origin of Shibuya-kei

Borrowed from Japanese 渋谷系(しぶやけい) (shibuyakei, “Shibuya style”).

Questions about Shibuya-kei

What does Shibuya-kei mean?
Shibuya-kei means a Japanese pop music subgenre and fashion aesthetic of the mid- to late 1990s, inspired by 1960s culture and Western pop music.
What part of speech is Shibuya-kei?
Shibuya-kei is a noun.

Words near Shibuya-kei in the dictionary

  1. shibuichi
  2. Shibukawa
  3. Shibushi
  4. Shibuya
  5. Shibuya toast
  6. Shibuya-kei
  7. Shibuyas
  8. shicer
  9. shicers
  10. Shichahai
  11. Shichi-Go-San

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