English

An ecchi picture

Alternative forms

• etchi

Adjective

ecchi ‎(comparative more ecchi, superlative most ecchi)

1. (of Japanese animation) Erotic, lascivious, lewd, naughty, sexy, suggestive.

Noun

ecchi ‎(countable and uncountable, plural ecchi)

1. (uncountable) A genre, especially of anime and manga, featuring playful, tongue-in-cheek usage of sexualized imagery and situations such as double entendre or flirtation, while remaining non-pornographic. Often used to differentiate from hentai which features overt sexual themes.
2. (uncountable, usage chiefly western) blanket term used to describe such media

   The manga fan was disturbingly proud of his extensive ecchi collection.

3. (rare, countable, chiefly proscribed by fandom slang) A situation within a story, especially anime and manga, which ventures into the ecchi genre.

   A moment of ecchi for comic relief in an otherwise serious story.

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See also

• hentai