Japanese symbol for “doodling”
いたずら書き
いたずらがき
Romaji: itazuragaki
scribbling; doodling; graffiti
In Japanese, doodling is いたずら書き, read いたずらがき (itazuragaki).
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Meanings
- n scribbling; doodling; graffiti
Written forms: いたずら書き、悪戯書き、悪戯書、徒書き. Readings: いたずらがき.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “doodling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 絵かき | えかき ekaki | drawing pictures; doodling; painting |
| お絵かき | おえかき oekaki | doodling; sketching |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 文書 | ぶんしょ bunsho | document; writing; letter |
| 書籍 | しょせき shoseki | book; publication |
| 書類 | しょるい shorui | document; papers |
| 図書館 | としょかん toshokan | library |
| 書店 | しょてん shoten | bookshop; bookstore |
| 教科書 | きょうかしょ kyoukasho | textbook; coursebook; schoolbook |
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.