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