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Japanese symbol for “frisk”

Romaji: jareru
to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic

In Japanese, frisk is , read (jareru).

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. v1, vi to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic

Kanji and stroke order

frolic, play, sport
on: ギ、ゲ
kun: たわむ.れる、ざ.れる、じゃ.れる
15 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “frisk”

WordReadingMeaning
ふざける fuzakeruto romp; to gambol; to frolic

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ゆうぎ yuugiplay; playing; game
ぎきょく gikyokudrama; play
ぎが gigacaricature; cartoon; comics
たわむれ tawamureplay; sport; fun
いたずら itazuramischief; prank; trick
たわごと tawagotononsense; silly talk; drivel

See also: Chinese symbol for “frisk”.

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.