English
Shibuya-kei
Shibuya-kei comes from Japanese 渋谷系 ‘Shibuya style’.
- Japanesemodern渋谷系shibuyakei‘Shibuya style’
- EnglishtodayShibuya-kei
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Japanesemodern渋谷系shibuyakei‘Shibuya style’
- EnglishtodayShibuya-kei
Every English word from Japanese 渋谷系
Today it means
noun A Japanese pop music subgenre and fashion aesthetic of the mid- to late 1990s, inspired by 1960s culture and Western pop music.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 渋谷系 / Shibuya-kei