Japanese symbol for “flailing”
ジタバタ
ジタバタ
Romaji: jitabata
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; flailing
In Japanese, flailing is ジタバタ (jitabata).
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Meanings
- adv, adv-to, vs (kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; flailing
- adv, adv-to, vs to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
Written forms: —. Readings: ジタバタ、じたばた.
Other Japanese words for “flailing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| バタバタ | バタバタ batabata | (running) with a clatter; noisily; thrashing (around) |
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.