Japanese symbol for “complaining”
つべこべ
つべこべ
Romaji: tsubekobe
complaining; nitpicking
In Japanese, complaining is つべこべ (tsubekobe).
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Meanings
- adv, adv-to complaining; nitpicking
Other Japanese words for “complaining”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拘り | こだわり kodawari | complaining; criticizing |
| ぶつくさ | ぶつくさ butsukusa | grumbling; muttering; complaining |
| こぼし話 | こぼしばなし koboshibanashi | complaining |
| 愚図愚図 | ぐずぐず guzuguzu | complaining; grumbling |
| ブーブー | ブーブー buubuu | grumbling; complaining |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.