Moto 戯: Frolic; Play; SportKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ギ、ゲ
- Kun'yomi
- たわむ(れる)、ざ(れる)、じゃ(れる)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 85 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ギ・ゲ)
- 戯曲ぎきょくdrama; play
- 戯画ぎがcaricature; cartoon
- 遊戯ゆうぎgame; play
- 九柱戯きゅうちゅうぎnine pins; skittles
- 児戯じぎmere child's play
- 前戯ぜんぎ(sexual) foreplay
- 十柱戯じっちゅうぎtenpin bowling
- 博戯はくぎgambling game; game of chance
- 嬉戯きぎfrisking; frolicking
- 室内遊戯しつないゆうぎindoor game; indoor pastime
- 後戯こうぎpostcoital activity; afterplay
- 性戯せいぎsex act; sexual play
- 性遊戯せいゆうぎsex game
- 恋愛遊戯れんあいゆうぎtrifling with love
- 戯作げさくcheap literature; writing for amusement
- 戯作三昧げさくざんまいbeing absorbed in writing popular novels (cheap fiction); being absorbed in writing something to amuse oneself
- 戯作者げさくしゃfiction writer; dime novelist
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 戯れたわむれplay; sport
- 戯れるたわむれるto be playful; to gambol
- 戯らすじゃらすto play with; to toy with
- 戯るたわむるto be playful; to gambol
- 戯れつくじゃれつくto coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection)
- 戯れ事ざれごとwanton sporting
- 戯れ付くじゃれつくto coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection)
- 戯れ合うじゃれあうto frolic about; to mess around
- 戯れ歌ざれうたfunny song; comic song
- 戯れ言ざれごとprank; practical joke
Other readings
- 巫山戯るふざけるto joke; to jest
- 悪戯いたずらmischief; prank
- 串戯じょうだんjest; joke
- 巫山戯ふざけplay; sport
- 性的悪戯せいてきいたずらsexual abuse; molestation
- 悪巫山戯わるふざけprank; practical joke
- 悪悪戯わるいたずらmischief
- 悪戯っぽいいたずらっぽいroguish; impish
- 悪戯っ子いたずらっこmischievous child; scamp
- 悪戯坊主いたずらぼうずmischievous boy; troublemaker
- 悪戯好きいたずらずきmischievous
- 悪戯子いたずらっこmischievous child; scamp
- 悪戯小僧いたずらこぞうmischievous boy
- 悪戯心いたずらごころdesire to tease; desire to cause mischief
- 悪戯書いたずらがきscribbling; doodling
- 悪戯書きいたずらがきscribbling; doodling
- 悪戯盛りいたずらざかりmischievous age
- 悪戯着いたずらぎrompers; play suit
- 悪戯者いたずらものmischief-maker; trickster
- 悪戯電話いたずらでんわcrank call; prank call
- 戯あじゃらpleasantry; joke
- 戯えるそばえるto play pranks; to be spoiled
- 戯かすじゃらかすto call for jokes
- 戯けおどけjoke; witticism
- 戯けるおどけるto jest; to joke
- 戯け口おどけぐちjoke
- 戯け者たわけものidiot; dummy
- 戯け芝居おどけしばいcomedy; burlesque
- 戯け話おどけばなしfunny story
- 戯すじゃらすto play with; to toy with
- 戯つくじゃらつくto jingle; to jangle
- 戯事ざれごとwanton sporting
- 戯交わすざれかわすto exchange jokes
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