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>>706398 >>706384 And it also is the letter "H" as how the Japanese pronounce it...
[from Wiki] The origin of the Japanese word is the English letter "H"[1]. The most common theory states that it derives from the first character of the word hentai (??), and indeed the two words have similar meanings (although the word hentai cannot be used to refer to sexual intercourse, nor can it be used as a verb). Another theory suggests that the "H" is from the first letter of the word harenchi (???), a word meaning "shameless" or "lewd".[citation needed] A third etymology theory is that "ecchi" comes from the first letter in "himitsu" (??), a Japanese word meaning "secret" and "secrecy". The word "ecchi" originated as a euphemism used by Meiji era female high school and college students in the late 19th century.[citation needed] It became popularized in 1952 with its usage in a serialized novel by Seiichi Funabashi. In the 1990s, it gained its usage as a noun to refer to the sexual act itself. The comedian Sanma Akashiya is often credited with this development and further widespread usage.
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