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戯

frolic
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingギ、ゲ
Kun readingたわむ.れる、ざ.れる、じゃ.れる
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. frolicRtK
    人生はビールと九柱戯ばかりではない。Life is not all beer and skittles.tatoeba
  2. play
    年上の男の子達が彼にいつも悪戯ばかりしている。The older boys are always playing tricks on him.tatoeba
    彼はその戯曲にすばらしい序文を書いた。He wrote a fine preface to the play.tatoeba
  3. sport
  1. to be playful
  2. to gambol
  3. to be amused (with something)
  4. to play
  5. to sport

Popular Usage

悪戯戯曲

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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void · tiger · row · fiesta

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2149

Compound words

悪戯いたずら
mischief; prank; trick; practical joke; mischievous
戯曲ぎきょく
drama; play; Chinese opera
戯れたわむれ
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke
戯画ぎが
caricature; cartoon; comics
遊戯ゆうぎ
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
戯れるたわむれる
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport
演戯えんぎ
drama
於戯ああ
ah!
嬉戯きぎ
frisking
戯評ぎひょう
humorous comments
球戯きゅうぎ
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
串戯じょうだん
joke
前戯ぜんぎ
(sexual) foreplay
悪戯子いたずらっこ
mischievous child
悪戯者いたずらもの
mischief-maker
悪戯着いたずらぎ
rompers
悪戯っ子いたずらっこ
mischievous child
悪戯小僧いたずらこぞう
mischievous boy
悪戯盛りいたずらざかり
mischievous age
悪戯坊主いたずらぼうず
mischievous boy
悪巫山戯わるふざけ
prank
戯け芝居おどけしばい
comedy
巫山戯るふざける
to joke

Additional Examples

年上の男の子達が彼にいつも悪戯ばかりしている。
The older boys are always playing tricks on him.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 戯

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step