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)
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.
Is it harassment, a prank, or just play?
I wonder if it was someone's prank.
Her eyes are sparkling with a mischievous gleam, looking truly delighted.
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.