ecchi
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ecchi
- /ˈɛ.tʃi/ UK
- /ˈɛ.tʃiː/ US
Rhymes with -ɛtʃi
Where it comes from
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.
adjective more ecchi · most ecchi · etchi
- Of animation, erotic, lascivious, lewd, naughty, sexy, suggestive.
noun ecchi · etchi
- 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. The manga fan was disturbingly proud of his extensive ecchi collection.
- A situation within a story, especially anime and manga, which ventures into the ecchi genre. There was a moment of ecchi for comic relief in the otherwise serious story.
Translations
Talk about this word "ecchi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ecchi. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. ecchi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ecchi "ecchi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ecchi.Cite this
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