Japanese symbol for “fretting”
やきもき
やきもき
Romaji: yakimoki
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting
In Japanese, fretting is やきもき (yakimoki).
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Meanings
- adv, adv-to, vs anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
Written forms: —. Readings: やきもき、ヤキモキ.
Other Japanese words for “fretting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| きなきな | きなきな kinakina | worriedly; fretting; moping |
| くいくい | くいくい kuikui | worrying about; moping; brooding over |
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.