To tickle

[ThomasK]

How do you translate "to tickle" in Japanese? And what are the words or sounds accompanying the act of tickling (if there are any)?

 

[Joschl]

How do you translate "to tickle" in Japanese?

There is a transitive consonant-stem verb "[X]を擽る ([X] o kusugur-u)" in Japanese.

くすぐる〘他五〙❶ 皮膚を軽く刺激して、むずむずして笑いたくなるような感じを起こさせる。
「手でわきの下を━」「こちょこちょと━」明鏡国語辞典

[...][W]hat are the words or sounds accompanying the act of tickling[...]?

こちょこちょ "kochokocho" (IPA: [ko̞.t͡ɕo̞.ko̞.t͡ɕo̞])

こちょこちょ〘副ト〙❶ くすぐるさま。「わきの下を━くすぐる」明鏡国語辞典

 

[kimko_379]

FYI:
your voice is lovely