戯

frolic, play, sport

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ギゲ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ざ.れるじゃ.れるたわむ.れる

Stroke Order

15 / 15

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:15

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1880

Vocabulary

ギ

Word	Reading	Meaning
戯曲	ギキョク	drama; play; Chinese opera
球戯	キュウギ	ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer); billiards
象戯	ショウギ	shogi; Japanese chess
戯画	ギガ	caricature; cartoon; comics
遊戯	ユウギ	play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)

ゲ

Word	Reading	Meaning
戯作者	ゲサクシャ	fiction writer; dime novelist
戯作	ゲサク	cheap literature; writing for amusement; light literature popular in the late Edo period

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
悪戯	いたずら	mischief; prank; trick; practical joke; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby; playing with (e.g. a lighter); fooling around with; messing around with; amusing oneself with; tampering with; lewd behaviour; sexual misconduct; sexual assault; molestation; rape
悪戯	イタズラ	mischief; prank; trick; practical joke; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby; playing with (e.g. a lighter); fooling around with; messing around with; amusing oneself with; tampering with; lewd behaviour; sexual misconduct; sexual assault; molestation; rape
悪戯	いたづら	mischief; prank; trick; practical joke; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby; playing with (e.g. a lighter); fooling around with; messing around with; amusing oneself with; tampering with; lewd behaviour; sexual misconduct; sexual assault; molestation; rape
戯れ	たわむれ	play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest; flirtation
戯れる	たわむれる	to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic; to joke; to flirt with; to have elegance; to have refinement

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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year-end, age, occasion, opportunity

needle, pin, staple, stinger

submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany

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