Japanese symbol for “tantalizing”
もどかしい
もどかしい
Romaji: modokashii
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing
In Japanese, tantalizing is もどかしい (modokashii).
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Meanings
- adj-i irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
See also: Chinese symbol for “tantalizing”.
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.