ecchi

Etymology
From, which is derived from , which is an initialism of the romaji of.

is not a genre in Japanese; this is a development in English.

Adjective

 * 1)  Erotic, lascivious, lewd, naughty, sexy, suggestive.

Noun

 * 1)  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.
 * 1)  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

 * Esperanto: eĉio
 * French:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 엣치
 * Marathi: एच्ची
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: эччи