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Japanese symbol for “touchy”

Romaji: okorippoi
hot-tempered; quick to take offense; quick to take offence; irascible

In Japanese, touchy is , read (okorippoi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-i hot-tempered; quick to take offense; quick to take offence; irascible; touchy

Kanji and stroke order

angry, be offended
on: ド、ヌ
kun: いか.る、おこ.る
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “touchy”

WordReadingMeaning
きちょう kichousensitive; touchy; delicate

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いかり ikarianger; rage; fury
おこる okoruto get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper
げきど gekidorage; fury
どなる donaruto shout (in anger); to yell
きどあいらく kidoairakuhuman emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings
どとう dotousurging waves; raging billows

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.

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