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1. ecchinoun

   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.

   Ecchi is usually safe for work, unlike hentai.

2. ecchinoun

   blanket term used to describe such media

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

3. ecchinoun

   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.

4. ecchiadjective

   erotic, lascivious, lewd, naughty, sexy, suggestive

5. Etymology: * エッチ, based on pronunciation of the letter H, used to refer to the word hentai. Loosely translated as "mild offense" or "naughty"

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1. ecchi

   Ecchi is a term used to describe a genre of anime, manga, and other media that contains sexual themes, innuendos, provocative images, or suggestive content. It often includes mild nudity, sexual humor, and characters placed in compromising or suggestive situations, but usually does not depict explicit sexual acts. Ecchi is generally known for its emphasis on fan service and stimulating viewer's imagination rather than explicit sexual content.

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1. Ecchi

   Ecchi is an often used slang term in the Japanese language for erotic fantasy and sexual innuendoes. As an adjective it is used with the meaning of "dirty", "naughty", "frivolous"; as a verb, with the meaning to do something dirty, naughty, frivolous or to sleep together; or as a noun, to describe someone that is seen as ecchi. It is a synonym for ero and does not have such a harsh meaning as hentai. The word is not only common in Japan, it is also used worldwide inside the fandom of Japanese media to describe sexual themes or undertones. While the word ecchi could mean anything from mild to insulting in Japanese language, it is used in Western culture to divide between pornography and playful usage of sexualized imagery. Works considered as ecchi do not show any sexual intercourse or primary sexual characteristics. Instead, it is up to the imagination of the viewer. Inside such media, it often goes along with fan service in a humorous way. These kinds of sexual themes or undertones can usually be found in comedic Shōnen/Seinen manga and harem anime.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ecchi in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ecchi in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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• エッチJapanese
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