Keyword
playful
Info
FrequencyTop 1300-1400
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 4
Heisig2149
Old form戲
Readings
ぎ
(31%)
ざ
(12%)
ざれ
(8%)
たわ
(7%)
おど
(1%)
け
(1%)
Composed of
without a physical form
dagger-axe
Mnemonic

Run around with your dagger-axe and fight an enemy without a physical form. Now that's what I call being playful!

Used in vocabulary (102 in total)
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
joke; jest; gag
joke; jest; gag
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
drama; play; Chinese opera
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
mere child's play
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
(sexual) foreplay
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
caricature; cartoon; comics
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
caricaturing
amusement center (centre); game arcade; gambling hall
joke; jest; funny story
mischief-maker; trickster; lascivious person (esp. a loose woman); (arch.) mouse; (arch.) rat
scribbling; doodling; graffiti
to frolic about; to mess around
Scrolls of Frolicking Animals (set of 12th and 13th century picture scrolls)
prank; practical joke
play facility; fairground attraction; playground facility; amusement facility
fiction writer; dime novelist
offensive joke
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
cheap literature; writing for amusement; light literature popular in the late Edo period
crank call; prank call
postcoital activity; afterplay; pillow talk
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
to frolic; to play about; to lark; to gambol
joke; jest; funny story
mischievous boy; troublemaker; pesky kids
funny song; comic song; limerick
sex act; sexual play
frisking; frolicking; romping; merry play
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
sexual play; erotic dalliance
drama; play
joke; jest; gag
indoor game; indoor pastime
joke; jest
to frolic about; to mess around
humorous writing
prank; practical joke
shogi; Japanese chess
gambling game; game of chance
nine pins; skittles
billiard hall; pool hall; tennis court
sexual abuse; molestation
Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga series and media franchise)
playing and dancing event at a preschool, kindergarten, etc.
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
to play with; to toy with; to tease
funny song; comic song; limerick
teasing; toying with someone's emotions
idiot; shitbrain
to play pranks; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic
joke; witticism; pleasantry; attempt at humour; attempt at humor
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer); billiards
I; me; you
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
picture drawn in fun
playful laughter
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
jocular name; jocular term; humorous nickname
being absorbed in writing popular novels (cheap fiction); being absorbed in writing something to amuse oneself
scribbling; doodling; graffiti
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to play with; to toy with; to tease
to jingle; to jangle; to clink; to act lasciviously; to act coquettishly
something written for fun; calligraphy written for entertainment
rompers; play suit
to call for jokes
comedy; burlesque
to exchange jokes
rambling writings
humorous comments; sarcastic remarks; cartoon; caricature; satire
playroom; recreation room
Examples (10 in total)
I remember that mischievous smile.
It seems that it is not just a prank.
It was just a prank after all.