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Japanese symbol for “frizz”

Romaji: chijire
frizz; kink; crimp; curls (hair, noodles, leaves, etc.)

In Japanese, frizz is , read (chijire).

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. n frizz; kink; crimp; curls (hair, noodles, leaves, etc.)

Kanji and stroke order

shrink, contract, shrivel
on: シュク
kun: ちぢ.む、ちぢ.まる、ちぢ.める、ちぢ.れる
17 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “frizz”

WordReadingMeaning
あほげ ahogefrizz; short tufts springing up from hair surface here and there; kink

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しゅくしょう shukushoureduction; curtailment; cut
たんしゅく tanshukushortening; contraction; reduction
あっしゅく asshukucompression
のうしゅく noushukuconcentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
いしゅく ishukuwithering; shrivelling; shrinking
きょうしゅく kyoushukufeeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; being thankful

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.

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