Japanese symbol for “hiccup”
吃逆
しゃっくり
Romaji: shakkuri
hiccup; hiccough
In Japanese, hiccup is 吃逆, read しゃっくり (shakkuri).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs hiccup; hiccough
Written forms: 吃逆、噦. Readings: しゃっくり.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “hiccup”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ひゃっくり | ひゃっくり hyakkuri | hiccup; hiccough |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吃驚 | びっくり bikkuri | to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened |
| 吃音 | きつおん kitsuon | stammering; stuttering; dysphemia |
| 吃り | どもり domori | stammer; stutter |
| 吃る | どもる domoru | to stammer; to stutter |
| 逆さ | さかさ sakasa | inverted; upside down; reversed |
| 逆転 | ぎゃくてん gyakuten | reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout |
| 反逆 | はんぎゃく hangyaku | treason; treachery; mutiny |
| 逆境 | ぎゃっきょう gyakkyou | adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity |
See also: Chinese symbol for “hiccup”.
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.