ecchi

  1. Adjective.  (context, of Japanese animation) erotic, lascivious, lewd, naughty, sexy, suggestive.
  2. Noun.   (uncountable) a genera, 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.
  3. Noun.   (uncountable, usage) blanket term used to describe such media.
  4. Noun.   (rare, countable) A situation within a story, especially anime and manga, which ventures into the Ecchi genera.

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