ecchi (English, noun)
expansion: ecchi (countable and uncountable, plural ecchi)
Senses:
topics: fiction
literature
media
publishing
glosses: 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
topics: fiction
literature
media
publishing
qualifier: proscribed by fandom
glosses: A situation within a story, especially anime and manga, which ventures into the ecchi genre.
tags: Japanese
countable
rare
Forms:
form: ecchi
tags: plural
form: etchi
tags: alternative