Japanese symbol for “unease”
引っ掛かり
ひっかかり
Romaji: hikkakari
hold; catch
In Japanese, unease is 引っ掛かり, read ひっかかり (hikkakari).
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 hold; catch
- n connection; relationship
- n unease; discomfort
Written forms: 引っ掛かり、引っ掛り、引っ懸かり、引っ懸り. Readings: ひっかかり.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “unease”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 無聊 | ぶりょう buryou | discontent; unease |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 取引 | とりひき torihiki | transactions; dealings; business |
| 引退 | いんたい intai | retirement |
| 割引 | わりびき waribiki | discount; reduction; rebate |
| 引き続き | ひきつづき hikitsuzuki | continuously; continually; without a break |
| 引用 | いんよう in'you | quotation; citation; reference |
| 引っ越し | ひっこし hikkoshi | moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence |
| 掛け | かけ kake | credit |
| 仕掛け | しかけ shikake | device; contrivance; mechanism |
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.