"ecchi" meaning in English

See ecchi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɛ.tʃi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɛ.tʃiː/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-ecchi.wav Forms: more ecchi [comparative], most ecchi [superlative], etchi [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛtʃi 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 変態(へんたい) (hentai, “pervert”). エッチ (etchi) is not a genre in Japanese; this is a development in English. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|エッチ|t=dirty; perverted|tr=etchi}} Japanese エッチ (etchi, “dirty; perverted”), {{der|en|en|aitch|t=name of the letter ⟨H⟩}} English aitch (“name of the letter ⟨H⟩”), {{glossary|initialism}} initialism, {{der|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|変態|へんたい|t=pervert}} 変態(へんたい) (hentai, “pervert”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} ecchi (comparative more ecchi, superlative most ecchi)
  1. (Japanese fiction) Of animation, erotic, lascivious, lewd, naughty, sexy, suggestive. Tags: Japanese Categories (topical): Japanese fiction Derived forms: ecchiness
    Sense id: en-ecchi-en-adj-LdQSkTug Categories (other): English terms borrowed back into English Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 13 47 40 Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛ.tʃi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɛ.tʃiː/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-ecchi.wav Forms: ecchi [plural], etchi [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛtʃi 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 変態(へんたい) (hentai, “pervert”). エッチ (etchi) is not a genre in Japanese; this is a development in English. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|エッチ|t=dirty; perverted|tr=etchi}} Japanese エッチ (etchi, “dirty; perverted”), {{der|en|en|aitch|t=name of the letter ⟨H⟩}} English aitch (“name of the letter ⟨H⟩”), {{glossary|initialism}} initialism, {{der|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|変態|へんたい|t=pervert}} 変態(へんたい) (hentai, “pervert”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|ecchi}} ecchi (countable and uncountable, plural ecchi)
  1. (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. Tags: Japanese, uncountable Categories (topical): Japanese fiction, Japanese pornography Translations (Translations): eĉio (Esperanto), ecchi [masculine] (French), エッチ (etchi) (Japanese), 엣치 (etchi) (Korean), एच्ची (eccī) [neuter] (Marathi), ecchi [masculine] (Portuguese), эччи (ečči) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-ecchi-en-noun-GIh~Eav5 Disambiguation of Japanese pornography: 13 49 39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms borrowed back into English, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 51 41 Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 13 47 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 56 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 54 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 60 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 7 64 29 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 65 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 8 65 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 12 60 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 11 61 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 60 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 67 24 Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing Disambiguation of 'Translations': 56 44
  2. (rare, countable, Japanese fiction, proscribed by fandom) A situation within a story, especially anime and manga, which ventures into the ecchi genre. Tags: Japanese, countable, rare Categories (topical): Japanese fiction
    Sense id: en-ecchi-en-noun-StklhEmf Categories (other): English terms borrowed back into English Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 13 47 40 Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: hentai

Alternative forms

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}

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