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ๆˆฒ
ๆˆฒ
17 strokes
Grade 10

Meanings

play
frolic
sport

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ฎ
ใ‚ฒ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใŸใ‚ใ‚€.ใ‚Œใ‚‹
ใŸใ‚ใ‚€.ใ‚Œ

Common Words

ๆ‚ชๆˆฏ
ใ‚คใ‚ฟใ‚บใƒฉ
Usually kana
Freq #6150
1

Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

mischief; prank; trick; practical joke

Examples
ๅฐ‘ๅนดใŸใกใฏๆ™‚ใ€…ๅ…ˆ็”Ÿใซใ„ใŸใšใ‚‰ใ—ใŸใ‚‚ใฎใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
Sometimes the boys would play a trick on their teacher.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

mischievous; naughty

Examples
็งใฏใ„ใŸใšใ‚‰ใชๅญไพ›ใ‚’ๅคง็›ฎใซ่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ไบ‹ใŒใงใใชใ„ใ€‚
I cannot be tolerant of naughty children.
3

Humble; Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

pastime; hobby

4

Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

playing with (e.g. a lighter); fooling around with; messing around with; amusing oneself with; tampering with

Examples
ๅญไพ›ใซๅŒ…ไธใ‚’ใ„ใŸใšใ‚‰ใ•ใ›ใฆใฏใƒ€ใƒกใ ใ‚ˆใ€‚
Don't let your boy play with a knife.
5

Euphemistic; Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

lewd behaviour; sexual misconduct; sexual assault; molestation; rape

ๆˆฏใ‘ใ‚‹
ใŸใ‚ใ‘ใ‚‹
Intransitive
Usually kana
Ichidan verb
Freq #10594
1

to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to talk foolishly

2

to act indecently; to be silly over

ใŸใ‚่จ€
ใŸใ‚ใ”ใจ
่ญซ่จ€
ๆˆฒ่จ€
ใŸใ‚ใ“ใจ
Noun
Freq #12941
1

nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

Examples
ใผใใฏๅ›ใฎใŸใ‚ใ”ใจใซใ†ใ‚“ใ–ใ‚Šใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
I am fed up with your nonsense.
ๆˆฏใ‘่€…
็™ฝ็—ด่€…
ใŸใ‚ใ‘ใ‚‚ใฎ
ๆˆฒใ‘่€…
็™ฝ็™ก่€…
Noun
Freq #71109
1

idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster

ใŠใฉใ‘่€…
ๆˆฒใ‘่€…
ใŠใฉใ‘ใ‚‚ใฎ
Noun
Freq #143694
1

idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster

ใŽใ’ใ‚“
ๆˆฒ่จ€
Noun
Freq #188163
1

joke; jest

๐ŸŽ“

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