エッチ

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ッチ [éꜜtchì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [e̞t̚t͡ɕi]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English aitch.

Noun

エッチ • (etchi

  1. (dated) alternative form of エイチ (eichi, aitch)
Usage notes
Coordinate terms

Etymology 2

English-based initialism of 変態 (hentai, sexual perversion).

Alternative forms

  • H(エッチ) (etchi)
  • (internet slang, humorous) えちえち (echiechi)
  • (internet slang, humorous) えっちぃ (etchī)

Adjective

エッチ or えっち • (etchi

  1. (informal, slightly infantile) dirty; lewd; perverted
    ()(ろう)えっち
    Tarō no etchi!
    Taro, you pervert!
  2. (informal, slightly infantile) sexual
    • 2007 July 23, Mitsuru Adachi, “下駄とダイヤモンド [Geta and Diamonds]”, in SHORT(ショート) PROGRAM(プログラム) [Short Program], volume 3 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 36:
      (はなし)(おも)(しろ)いけどな。——しかし(だい)()なのはエッチシーン。(なに)はなくてもエッチシーン。(はなし)ブチ(こわ)してでも(さい)(てい )()(しょ)()れなくっちゃ。
      Hanashi wa omoshiroi kedo na.——Shikashi daiji na no wa etchi shīn. Nani wa nakute mo etchi shīn. Hanashi buchikowashite demo saitei goka sho wa irenakutcha.
      Story’s good. —But sex scenes are important too. What’s it gonna be without sex scenes? No matter how the story flows, you better add at least 5 scenes.
Descendants
  • English: ecchi (genre of suggestive anime and manga)

Noun

エッチ or えっち • (etchi

  1. (informal, slightly infantile) sexual activity
Derived terms
  • (ひと)()エッチ (hitori etchi, masturbation)
  • エッチスケッチワンタッチ (etchi suketchi wan-tatchi)

Verb

エッチする or えっちする • (etchi surusuru (stem エッチ (etchi shi), past エッチした (etchi shita))

  1. (informal, slightly infantile) to fuck; to have sex
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:性交する
Conjugation