zettai ryouiki
The bare thigh gap between a short skirt and thigh-high socks.
Definitions
The strip of exposed thigh visible between the hem of a short skirt or shorts and the top of thigh-high socks or stockings — a much-catalogued moe design point.
zettai ryouiki In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
Japanese 絶対領域 (zettai ryōiki), 'absolute territory', borrowed jokingly from an Evangelion term.
People Also Ask
What does zettai ryouiki mean?
Zettai ryouiki refers to the strip of bare thigh visible between the hem of a short skirt or shorts and the top of thigh-high socks or stockings, a much-catalogued character-design point.
Where does the term zettai ryouiki come from?
The literal meaning is 'absolute territory', a phrase jokingly borrowed by fans from a term used in the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Is zettai ryouiki a fashion term or an anime term?
It started as an anime and moe fandom design term, but it's also used more broadly to describe the same thigh-gap look in real-world fashion.
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