Japanese symbol for “twitch”
痙攣
けいれん
Romaji: keiren
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic
In Japanese, twitch is 痙攣, read けいれん (keiren).
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
- n, vi, vs convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
Written forms: 痙攣、痙れん. Readings: けいれん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “twitch”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| チック | チック chikku | tic; spasm; twitch |
| 引きつる | ひきつる hikitsuru | to have a cramp; to twitch; to spasm |
| ひくつく | ひくつく hikutsuku | to twitch |
| ピクつく | ピクつく pikutsuku | to twitch (e.g. of ears); to jerk; to flick |
| ピクピク動く | ピクピクうごく pikupikuugoku | to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 胃痙攣 | いけいれん ikeiren | gastrospasm; stomach spasm; stomach cramps |
| 書痙 | しょけい shokei | writer's cramp |
| 鎮痙 | ちんけい chinkei | spasmolysis |
| 痙縮 | けいしゅく keishuku | spasticity; contracture; (muscle) stiffness |
| 膣痙攣 | ちつけいれん chitsukeiren | vaginismus; vaginal spasm |
| 攣縮 | れんしゅく renshuku | spasm |
| 攣る | つる tsuru | to cramp; to be cramped; to get a cramp (in) |
| 引っ攣り | ひっつり hittsuri | scar |
See also: Chinese symbol for “twitch”.
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