ecchi

== English == === Alternative forms === etchi === Etymology === From Japanese エッチ (etchi, “dirty; perverted”), which is derived from English aitch (“name of the letter ⟨H⟩”), which is an initialism of the romaji of Japanese 変(へん)態(たい) (hentai, “pervert”). エッチ (etchi) is not a genre in Japanese; this is a development in English (Pseudo-Japonism), similar to that of hentai from 変(へん)態(たい) (hentai, “pervert”) above. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.tʃi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.tʃiː/ Rhymes: -ɛtʃi Hyphenation: ec‧chi === Adjective === ecchi (comparative more ecchi, superlative most ecchi) (Japanese fiction) Of animation, erotic, lascivious, lewd, naughty, sexy, suggestive. ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === ecchi (countable and uncountable, plural ecchi) (uncountable, Japanese fiction) A genre, especially of anime and manga, featuring playful, tongue-in-cheek usage of sexualized scenes and situations such as double entendre or flirtation, while remaining non-pornographic. Often used to differentiate from hentai which features overt sexual themes. (rare, countable, Japanese fiction, proscribed by fandom) A situation within a story, especially anime and manga, which ventures into the ecchi genre. ==== Translations ==== === See also === hentai