道化 (どうけ)antics; buffoonery; clowning

antics; buffoonery; clowningnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
clown; jesternoun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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Kanji in 道化

北海道ほっかいどうHokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
報道ほうどうreport (of news); reporting
道みちroad; path
道路どうろroad; highway
都道府県とどうふけんprefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
鉄道てつどうrailroad; railway
報道陣ほうどうじんpress corps
柔道じゅうどうjudo
変化へんかchange; variation
強化きょうかstrengthening; intensifying
文化ぶんかculture; civilization
化学かがくchemistry
悪化あっか(suffer) deterioration; growing worse
化粧けしょうmake-up; makeup
酸化さんかoxidation; oxidization
合理化ごうりかrationalization; rationalisation

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