Japanese symbol for “suggestive”
際どい
きわどい
Romaji: kiwadoi
risky; dangerous; hazardous; perilous
In Japanese, suggestive is 際どい, read きわどい (kiwadoi).
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Meanings
- adj-i risky; dangerous; hazardous; perilous; close (e.g. game); narrow (e.g. victory)
- adj-i suggestive; bordering on the obscene; risqué; delicate (e.g. question); questionable; shady
- adj-i extreme; harsh; cruel
Written forms: 際どい、際疾い. Readings: きわどい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “suggestive”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 思わせぶり | おもわせぶり omowaseburi | significant; suggestive; insinuating |
| 示唆的 | しさてき shisateki | suggestive; pregnant (e.g. pregnant pause) |
| 暗示的 | あんじてき anjiteki | suggestive; allusive; evocative |
| 挑発的 | ちょうはつてき chouhatsuteki | suggestive; lascivious; risqué |
| 意味深長 | いみしんちょう imishinchou | with profound (and often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 実際 | じっさい jissai | reality; actuality; truth |
| 国際 | こくさい kokusai | international |
| 交際 | こうさい kousai | company; friendship; association |
| 間際 | まぎわ magiwa | the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of) |
| 手際 | てぎわ tegiwa | skill; ability; dexterity |
| 際立つ | きわだつ kiwadatsu | to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out |
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