Japanese symbol for “foreplay”
前戯
ぜんぎ
Romaji: zengi
(sexual) foreplay
In Japanese, foreplay is 前戯, read ぜんぎ (zengi).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n (sexual) foreplay
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “foreplay”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| もてもてメルビン | もてもてメルビン motemotemerubin | Foreplay (film) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 名前 | なまえ namae | name |
| 以前 | いぜん izen | before; prior to; ago |
| お前 | おまえ omae | you |
| 前回 | ぜんかい zenkai | previous time; last time; previous installment |
| 午前 | ごぜん gozen | morning; a.m. |
| 当たり前 | あたりまえ atarimae | natural; reasonable; obvious |
| 遊戯 | ゆうぎ yuugi | play; playing; game |
| 戯曲 | ぎきょく gikyoku | drama; play |
See also: Chinese symbol for “foreplay”.
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.