Japanese symbol for “flirting”
ちんちん
ちんちん
Romaji: chinchin
penis
In Japanese, flirting is ちんちん (chinchin).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n penis
- adv, adv-to with a tinkle; with a jingle
- adv, adv-to with a whistle (of a kettle)
- n, vi, vs sitting up and begging (of a dog)
- n juvenile black porgy
- n children's game in which one hops on one foot
Written forms: —. Readings: ちんちん、チンチン.
Other Japanese words for “flirting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| つまみ食い | つまみぐい tsumamigui | flirting |
| イチャコラ | イチャコラ ichakora | making out; necking; canoodling |
| 火遊び | ひあそび hiasobi | playing around (with someone); flirting; having an affair |
| ベタベタ | ベタベタ betabeta | clinging (e.g. of a person); following around; being all over (each other) |
| デレデレ | デレデレ deredere | flirting; philandering; womanizing |
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.