Japanese symbol for “frolicking”
嬉戯
きぎ
Romaji: kigi
frisking; frolicking; romping; merry play
In Japanese, frolicking is 嬉戯, read きぎ (kigi).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs frisking; frolicking; romping; merry play
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嬉しい | うれしい ureshii | happy; glad; pleased |
| 嬉々 | きき kiki | merry; joyful; gleeful |
| 嬉し泣き | うれしなき ureshinaki | weeping for joy; crying with happiness |
| 嬉し涙 | うれしなみだ ureshinamida | happy tears; tears of joy |
| 嬉しがる | うれしがる ureshigaru | to seem glad; to look happy; to be glad |
| 嬉笑 | きしょう kishou | happy laughter |
| 遊戯 | ゆうぎ yuugi | play; playing; game |
| 戯曲 | ぎきょく gikyoku | drama; play |
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.