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
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
prank; practical joke
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
drama; play; Chinese opera
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
(sexual) foreplay
mere child's play
prank; practical joke
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
caricature; cartoon; comics
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
jest; joke; funny story
amusement center (centre); game arcade; gambling hall
to frolic about; to mess around
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
mischief-maker; trickster; (arch.) lascivious person (esp. a loose woman); (arch.) useless fellow; (arch.) mouse; (arch.) rat
scribbling; doodling; graffiti
fiction writer; dime novelist
wanton sporting
cheap literature; writing for amusement; light literature popular in the late Edo period
crank call; prank call
play facility; fairground attraction; playground facility; amusement facility
offensive joke
jest; joke; funny story
postcoital activity; afterplay; pillow talk
to play with; to toy with; to tease
mischievous boy; troublemaker; pesky kids
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
frisking; frolicking; romping; merry play
sex act; sexual play
funny song; comic song; limerick
drama; play
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
humorous writing
shogi; Japanese chess
gambling game; game of chance
nine pins; skittles
indoor game; indoor pastime
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic
wanton sporting
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
sexual abuse; molestation
joke; jest
funny song; comic song; limerick
teasing; toying with somebody's emotions
idiot; shitbrain
joke; witticism; pleasantry; attempt at humour; attempt at humor
playful laughter
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
picture drawn in fun
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
scribbling; doodling; graffiti
to play pranks; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
(arch.) me; you
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
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
being absorbed in writing popular novels (cheap fiction); being absorbed in writing something to amuse oneself
jocular name; jocular term; humorous nickname
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.