Japanese symbol for “lapping”
ラッピング
ラッピング
Romaji: rappingu
lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
In Japanese, lapping is ラッピング (rappingu).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
Other Japanese words for “lapping”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ひたひた | ひたひた hitahita | lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore) |
| すり合わせ | すりあわせ suriawase | lapping; precision surface finishing; mating by rubbing together |
| ベロリ | ベロリ berori | slurping; lapping |
| ぺちゃぺちゃ | ぺちゃぺちゃ pechapecha | lapping (up); slurping |
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.