Japanese symbol for “squashed”
ぺったんこ
ぺったんこ
Romaji: pettanko
crushed flat; flattened; squashed; flat-topped
In Japanese, squashed is ぺったんこ (pettanko).
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Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no crushed flat; flattened; squashed; flat-topped
- n flat-chested girl
- n sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
Written forms: —. Readings: ぺったんこ、ペッタンコ、ぺたんこ、ペタンコ.
Other Japanese words for “squashed”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ぐしゃり | ぐしゃり gushari | squashed; crushed |
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.