戯
戯 — Frolic
frolic, play, sport
On’yomiギ (gi)
On’yomiゲ (ge)
Kun’yomiたわむれる (tawamureru)
Kun’yomiざれる (zareru)
Kun’yomiじゃれる (jareru)
Stroke order (15 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 戯
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 戯曲 | ぎきょく gikyoku | drama; play; Chinese opera |
| 悪戯 | いたずら itazura | mischief; prank; trick |
| 戯れ | たわむれ tawamure | play; sport; fun |
| 戯れる | たわむれる tawamureru | to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something) |
| 遊戯 | ゆうぎ yuugi | play; playing; game |
| 戯画 | ぎが giga | caricature; cartoon; comics |
Study notes
戯 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1880 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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