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戯 Tomfoolery - Japanese Dictionary Lookup
戯
English: Tomfoolery
Onyomi:
ギ
ゲ
Kunyomi:
たわむれる
ざれる
じゃれる
Romaji:
ajara
gi
ge
tawamureru
zareru
jareru
Radical: 戈
Kanji: 戯 (15 Strokes)
JLPT Level: JLPT 1
Frequency Rank: 1880
Part of Speech: noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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Different Meanings:

Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

ちょうじゅうぎが :: 鳥獣戯画 Scrolls of Frolicking Animals (set of 12th and 13th century picture scrolls)

にっぽんゆうぎりょうほうがっかい :: 日本遊戯療法学会 Japanese Association of Play Therapy

ゆうぎおう :: 遊戯王 Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga series and media franchise)

ガラスだまえんぎ :: ガラス玉演戯 The Glass Bead Game (1943 novel by Herman Hesse)

げさくざんまい :: 戯作三昧 Absorbed in Letters (novel by Akutagawa)

おゆうぎかい :: お遊戯会 Playing and dancing event at a preschool, kindergarten, etc.

きゅうぎじょう :: 球戯場 Tennis court

きゅうぎじょう :: 球戯場 Pool hall

きゅうぎじょう :: 球戯場 Billiard hall

いたずらごころ :: 悪戯心 Desire to cause mischief

いたずらごころ :: 悪戯心 Desire to tease

ぎげん :: 戯言 Jest

ぎげん :: 戯言 Joke

じっちゅうぎ :: 十柱戯 Tenpin bowling

ゆうぎじゅう :: 遊戯銃 Toy gun

はくぎ :: 博戯 Game of chance

はくぎ :: 博戯 Gambling game

せいぎ :: 性戯 Sexual play

せいぎ :: 性戯 Sex act

おどけもの :: 戯け者 Trickster

おどけもの :: 戯け者 Fool

おどけもの :: 戯け者 Joker

おどけもの :: 戯け者 Dummy

おどけもの :: 戯け者 Idiot

Godan verb with 'u' ending

じゃれあう :: 戯れあう To mess around

じゃれあう :: 戯れあう To frolic about

じゃれあう :: 戯れ合う To mess around

Using 戯 in sentences:

(Japanese) 巫山戯ないで。この出会いは偶然でも何でもない。疑った所為で君は俺の足跡をずっと密かに辿っていただろう。

(English) Stop joking around! We haven't just met here by mere coincidence. You've been following me in secret all this time because you suspected me.

(Japanese) 子供達の一団が戯れていた。

(English) A group of children were playing.

(Japanese) トムの犬は戯れに彼を噛んだ。

(English) Tom's dog bit him playfully.

(Japanese) そして、そういいながら、自分を誘惑した男、戯談のようにいい寄った夫の同僚の一人、手を握った会社の課長、酔って接吻をしようとした親族の男などを、くだけた鏡に写っている記憶のように、きらきらと、閃かせた。

(English) Then, while saying this, the memories of the men who had seduced her, her husband's colleague who had approached her as if it were a joke, the section chief with whom she had held hands, her relative who she had tried to kiss while she was drunk, shined as if projected upon a broken mirror.

(Japanese) あの人によって、大統領が戯画化され、政権の権威と綱紀が乱されてはなるまい。

(English) According to him, the president must not be turned into a caricature, the loss of authority and public order cannot be borne.

How do you say Tomfoolery in Japanese?

Answer: 戯

How many kanji strokes does 戯 have?

Answer: 15

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