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いたずら

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word いたずら

徒ら
~な Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #8032
1

Usu. as いたずらに

useless; vain; aimless; idle

Examples
老人は人生がいたずらに過ぎてしまったのはなぜだったのかと考えた。
The old man wondered why life had passed him by.

Kanji in this Word

10 strokes
Frequency: 817
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

on foot
junior
emptiness
vanity
futility
uselessness
ephemeral thing
gang
set
party
people

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
いたずら
あだ
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
かち
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