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Japanese sex terms

  • EcchiThe word ecchi began as a simple abbreviation of hentai in the 1950s. Japanese youth started using the letter H to refer to sex during that decade.
  • Yuri (genre)The word yuri translates literally to lily, a common Japanese feminine name. White lilies have been used since the Romantic era of Japanese literature to…
  • HentaiThe word hentai first appeared in Japanese psychology texts during the Meiji era to describe abnormal sexual desire. Richard von Krafft-Ebing's German…