Japanese symbol for “fondling”
弄り
いじり
Romaji: ijiri
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
In Japanese, fondling is 弄り, read いじり (ijiri).
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Meanings
- n, n-suf meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “fondling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 愛撫 | あいぶ aibu | caressing; fondling; (sexual) petting |
| イチャイチャ | イチャイチャ ichaicha | making out; necking; getting handsy |
| ちんちん | ちんちん chinchin | flirting; fondling |
| イチャコラ | イチャコラ ichakora | making out; necking; canoodling |
| ちんちんかもかも | ちんちんかもかも chinchinkamokamo | flirting (with each other); fondling; billing and cooing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 翻弄 | ほんろう honrou | having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with |
| 弄る | いじる ijiru | to finger; to touch; to play with |
| 愚弄 | ぐろう gurou | mockery; derision; ridicule |
| 弄ぶ | もてあそぶ moteasobu | to 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.