noun
tickling; tickle
The act of tickling or the sensation of being tickled. Often used in expressions like くすぐりに弱い (weak to tickling).
彼はくすぐりに弱い。
He is ticklish.
くすぐりは笑いを誘う。
Tickling makes you laugh.
noun
A playful or humorous remark, often used in entertainment contexts like comedy routines. Less common than the tickling sense.
彼のくすぐりはいつも会場を沸かせる。
His jokes always get the audience going.
Adjective meaning 'ticklish' or 'embarrassed'; describes the feeling, while くすぐり is the noun for the act or the joke itself.
Derived from the verb くすぐる (to tickle), with the nominalizing suffix り. The kanji 擽 is rare and not commonly used.