Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

ecchi

American  
[ech-ee] / ˈɛtʃ i /
Or etchi

adjective

  1. noting or pertaining to a subgenre of Japanese manga, anime, computer games, etc., characterized by light, playful sexual themes and imagery.

noun

  1. such themes, imagery, or works; soft porn.

Etymology

Origin of ecchi

From the Japanese pronunciation of the letter h, the first letter of hentai

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.