Japanese symbol for “frizz”
縮れ
ちぢれ
Romaji: chijire
frizz; kink; crimp; curls (hair, noodles, leaves, etc.)
In Japanese, frizz is 縮れ, read ちぢれ (chijire).
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Meanings
- n frizz; kink; crimp; curls (hair, noodles, leaves, etc.)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “frizz”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| アホ毛 | あほげ ahoge | frizz; short tufts springing up from hair surface here and there; kink |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 縮小 | しゅくしょう shukushou | reduction; curtailment; cut |
| 短縮 | たんしゅく tanshuku | shortening; contraction; reduction |
| 圧縮 | あっしゅく asshuku | compression |
| 濃縮 | のうしゅく noushuku | concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation |
| 萎縮 | いしゅく ishuku | withering; shrivelling; shrinking |
| 恐縮 | きょうしゅく kyoushuku | feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; being thankful |
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