Japanese symbol for “frolic”
戯れる
たわむれる
Romaji: tawamureru
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play
In Japanese, frolic is 戯れる, read たわむれる (tawamureru).
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Meanings
- v1, vi to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic
- v1, vi to flirt with
- v1, vi to have elegance; to have refinement
Written forms: 戯れる. Readings: たわむれる、ざれる.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “frolic”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遊び戯れる | あそびたわむれる asobitawamureru | to frolic; to play about; to lark |
| 騒く | ぞめく zomeku | to frolic; to revel; to make merry |
| 巫山戯 | ふざけ fuzake | play; sport; romp |
| 燥ぐ | はしゃぐ hashagu | to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits |
| ふざく | ふざく fuzaku | to frolic; to romp; to fool |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遊戯 | ゆうぎ yuugi | play; playing; game |
| 戯曲 | ぎきょく gikyoku | drama; play |
| 戯画 | ぎが giga | caricature; cartoon; comics |
| 戯れ | たわむれ tawamure | play; sport; fun |
| 悪戯 | いたずら itazura | mischief; prank; trick |
| 戯言 | たわごと tawagoto | nonsense; silly talk; drivel |
See also: Chinese symbol for “frolic”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.