Japanese symbol for “wuss”
チキン
チキン
Romaji: chikin
chicken
In Japanese, wuss is チキン (chikin).
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Meanings
- n chicken (food)
- adj-na, n coward; scaredy-cat; chicken; wuss
Written forms: —. Readings: チキン、チッキン.
Other Japanese words for “wuss”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ヘタレ | ヘタレ hetare | good-for-nothing; loser; weakling |
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.