Japanese symbol for “staring”
ギラリ
ギラリ
Romaji: girari
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
In Japanese, staring is ギラリ (girari).
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Meanings
- adv, adv-to staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
Written forms: —. Readings: ギラリ、ぎらり、ギョロリ、ぎょろり.
Other Japanese words for “staring”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 視姦 | しかん shikan | ogling; eyeing (lecherously); leering |
See also: Chinese symbol for “staring”.
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.