Japanese symbol for “tickling”
擽り
くすぐり
Romaji: kusuguri
tickling; tickle
In Japanese, tickling is 擽り, read くすぐり (kusuguri).
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Meanings
- n tickling; tickle
- n joke; gag
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “tickling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| こちょこちょ | こちょこちょ kochokocho | tickling |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 擽る | くすぐる kusuguru | to tickle |
| 擽ったい | くすぐったい kusuguttai | ticklish |
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.