Japanese symbol for “nagging”
口うるさい
くちうるさい
Romaji: kuchiurusai
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
In Japanese, nagging is 口うるさい, read くちうるさい (kuchiurusai).
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
- adj-i nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
Written forms: 口うるさい、口煩い、口煩さい、口五月蠅い. Readings: くちうるさい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “nagging”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ガミガミ | ガミガミ gamigami | nagging; griping |
| 口やかましい | くちやかましい kuchiyakamashii | nagging; critical |
| 小喧しい | こやかましい koyakamashii | nagging; fault-finding |
| 煩い | うるさい urusai | fussy; finicky; picky |
| しぇからしか | しぇからしか shekarashika | noisy; annoying; troublesome |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人口 | じんこう jinkou | population |
| 悪口 | わるぐち waruguchi | (verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing |
| 窓口 | まどぐち madoguchi | counter; window; teller window |
| 出口 | でぐち deguchi | exit; way out |
| 入り口 | いりぐち iriguchi | entrance; entry; gate |
| 口座 | こうざ kouza | account (e.g. bank) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “nagging”.
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.
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