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Japanese symbol for “fondling”

Romaji: ijiri
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something

In Japanese, fondling is , read (ijiri).

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

  1. n, n-suf meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something

Kanji and stroke order

play with, tamper, trifle with
on: ロウ、ル
kun: いじく.る、ろう.する、いじ.る、ひねく.る
7 strokes

Other Japanese words for “fondling”

WordReadingMeaning
あいぶ aibucaressing; fondling; (sexual) petting
イチャイチャ ichaichamaking out; necking; getting handsy
ちんちん chinchinflirting; fondling
イチャコラ ichakoramaking out; necking; canoodling
ちんちんかもかも chinchinkamokamoflirting (with each other); fondling; billing and cooing

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ほんろう honrouhaving at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with
いじる ijiruto finger; to touch; to play with
ぐろう guroumockery; derision; ridicule
もてあそぶ moteasobuto play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with

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.

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