Japanese symbol for “heckling”
野次
やじ
Romaji: yaji
hooting; jeering; heckling
In Japanese, heckling is 野次, read やじ (yaji).
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Meanings
- n hooting; jeering; heckling
Written forms: 野次、弥次. Readings: やじ、ヤジ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “heckling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 半畳 | はんじょう hanjou | heckling; jeering; interrupting |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 野球 | やきゅう yakyuu | baseball |
| 分野 | ぶんや bun'ya | field; sphere; realm |
| 野菜 | やさい yasai | vegetable |
| 野党 | やとう yatou | opposition party; the opposition |
| 視野 | しや shiya | field of vision; view |
| 平野 | へいや heiya | plain; open field |
| 次元 | じげん jigen | dimension |
| 次回 | じかい jikai | next time (occasion) |
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.