Japanese symbol for “prickly”
ツンと
ツンと
Romaji: tsunto
standoffishly; primly; prickly; irritably
In Japanese, prickly is ツンと (tsunto).
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Meanings
- adv, vs standoffishly; primly; prickly; irritably; aloofly
- adv, vs pungently (of a smell); acridly; sharply
- adv long and pointed (e.g. of a nose)
- adv, vs popping (of ears); clearing (of sinuses)
Written forms: —. Readings: ツンと、つんと、ツーンと、つーんと.
Other Japanese words for “prickly”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刺々しい | とげとげしい togetogeshii | spiky; prickly; jagged |
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.