Japanese symbol for “interrupting”
食い気味
くいぎみ
Romaji: kuigimi
interrupting (someone speaking); butting in; cutting in
In Japanese, interrupting is 食い気味, read くいぎみ (kuigimi).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n interrupting (someone speaking); butting in; cutting in
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “interrupting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 半畳 | はんじょう hanjou | heckling; jeering; interrupting |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 食事 | しょくじ shokuji | meal (e.g. lunch, dinner) |
| 食品 | しょくひん shokuhin | food; food products; foodstuffs |
| 食べ物 | たべもの tabemono | food |
| 食料 | しょくりょう shokuryou | food |
| 食べる | たべる taberu | to eat |
| 食う | くう kuu | to eat |
| 気持ち | きもち kimochi | feeling; sensation; mood |
| 人気 | にんき ninki | popularity; public favor |
| 意味 | いみ imi | meaning; significance; sense |
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.