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戯 — kanji meaning “frolic”

frolic, play, sport

Meanings
frolic, play, sport
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
15
School grade
8
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Newspaper frequency
#1880 of 2,500
Classical radical
62
Chinese reading
xì, hū

Words with 戯

WordReadingMeaning
ゆうぎ yuugiplay; playing; game
ぎきょく gikyokudrama; play
ぎが gigacaricature; cartoon; comics
たわむれ tawamureplay; sport; fun
いたずら itazuramischief; prank; trick
たわごと tawagotononsense; silly talk; drivel
たわむれる tawamureruto be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something)
ぎげん gigenjoke; jest
じゃれる jareruto play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol
ざれごと zaregotojoke; jest; gag
おどけ odokejoke; witticism; pleasantry
たわけ tawaketomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense

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