Keyword
playful
Info
FrequencyTop 1400-1500
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 4
Heisig2149
Old form
Readings
たわ
(20%)
(19%)
(13%)
じゃ
(7%)
ざれ
(2%)
おど
(1%)
(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 (90 in total)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
game; play; sports
Examples (4 in total)
A group of children were playing.
Tom's dog bit him playfully.
It is said that "Hamlet" is the most interesting play ever written.
He wrote a fine preface to the play.