Japanese symbol for “foment”

アジる

Romaji: ajiru

to stir up; to instigate (someone to do something); to agitate; to foment

In Japanese, foment is アジる (ajiru).

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Meanings

v5r, vt to stir up; to instigate (someone to do something); to agitate; to foment

See also: Chinese symbol for “foment”.

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.