noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. caressing, fondling, (sexual) petting.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
愛撫 あいぶ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

love, affection, favourite
アイ いと.しい め.でる (4th, N3)
claw radical (no. 87)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)
stroke, pat, smooth down
なでし な.でる ブ (Kentei Pre-1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
nothingness, none, ain't
ム ブ な.い (4th)
person(人) variant
40, forty
シュウ よんじゅう しじゅう
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ