エッチ
Alternative readings: エイチ
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1The letter H in the Roman alphabet.

Noun

Examples

アルファベットの H は英語でエイチと発音する。

The letter H in the alphabet is pronounced 'aitch' in English.

2Slang meaning 'indecent' or 'lewd' (sexual). Often used colloquially and written in kana as 'エッチ'.

Na-AdjectiveNounUsually Kana

Examples

そのマンガはちょっとエッチなシーンが多い。

That manga has quite a lot of slightly erotic scenes.

子どもに向かってエッチな話をするのはよくない。

It's not appropriate to talk lewd things to children.

3Colloquial euphemism for having sex (used as 'エッチする').

NounGroup 3 VerbIntransitive VerbUsually KanaColloquialEuphemistic

Examples

付き合ってから彼らはまだエッチしていないらしい。

Apparently they haven't had sex since they started dating.

4A slang term for a pervert or lecherous person.

NounUsually Kana

Examples

電車であんなことをするなんて、本当にエッチだ。

Doing something like that on the train is really perverted.

5Prefix abbreviation for the Heisei era year (e.g., H10 = Heisei 10).

PrefixAbbreviation

Examples

H12年にその建物が完成した。

That building was completed in Heisei 12 (2000).

6Abbreviation for hour (H), used to indicate duration or working hours.

Noun

Examples

この作業は約3Hかかると見積もられている。

This task is estimated to take about 3 hours.

7The chemical symbol H for hydrogen.

Noun

Examples

水の化学式は H2O。H は水素を表す記号だ。

The chemical formula for water is H2O. H denotes hydrogen.

8In golf, an abbreviation for hole (e.g., 18H = 18 holes).

NounGolf

Examples

今日は18Hラウンドを回る予定だ。

I plan to play an 18-hole round today.