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Japanese symbol for “kinky”

Romaji: chirichiri
frizzy (hair); wiry; kinky; curled up (leaves, etc.)

In Japanese, kinky is (chirichiri).

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. adj-na, adj-no, adv frizzy (hair); wiry; kinky; curled up (leaves, etc.); shrivelled up
  2. adv, adv-to sizzling; frizzling
  3. adv, adv-to, vs stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully; piercingly; bitingly
  4. adv, adv-to, vs cowering (in fear); shrinking back; being petrified

Written forms: . Readings: .

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