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戲

17 strokesGrade 10

ギゲ

Kun

たわむ.れるたわむ.れ

Dictionary

Common Words

《いたずら》悪戯イタズラUsually kanaFreq #6150

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

mischief; prank; trick; practical joke

Examples

少年たちは時々先生にいたずらしたものだった。

Sometimes the boys would play a trick on their teacher.

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

mischievous; naughty

Examples

私はいたずらな子供を大目に見る事ができない。

I cannot be tolerant of naughty children.

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

pastime; hobby

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

子供に包丁をいたずらさせてはダメだよ。

Don't let your boy play with a knife.

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

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

おどける戯けるたわけるIntransitiveUsually kanaIchidan verbFreq #10594

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

to act indecently; to be silly over

戯言たわ言たわごと譫言戲言たわことNounFreq #12941

nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

Examples

ぼくは君のたわごとにうんざりしている。

I am fed up with your nonsense.

たわけ者戯け者白痴者たわけもの戲け者白癡者NounFreq #71109

idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster

戯け者おどけ者戲け者おどけものNounFreq #143694

idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster

戯言ぎげん戲言NounFreq #188163

joke; jest

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