戯

15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

frolic, play, sport

Kun'yomi
  • たわむれる
    		to be playful ②to flirt with ③to have elegance
  • ざれる
    		to be playful ②to flirt with ③to have elegance
  • じゃれる
    		to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.)
On'yomi
  • ギ
  • ゲ

Main Radical

戈(KanXi) 丿(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ギ 55.9%
ざれる 42.7%
ゲ 1.4%

Character Breakdown

frolic, play, sport
ギ　ざ.れる　ゲ (7th, N1)
void, emptiness, unpreparedness
キョ　むな.しい　コ (8th, N1)
tiger spots, mottled, tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141)
コ (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
business(業) variant
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

ゆう
遊
ぎ
戯
play ②play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
ざ
戯
　
れ
ごと
言
prank
ざ
戯
　
れ
ごと
事
wanton sporting
じ
児
ぎ
戯
mere child's play
ゆう
遊
ぎ
戯
し
施
せつ
設
play facility
えん
演
ぎ
戯
drama
ぜん
前
ぎ
戯
(sexual) foreplay
しつ
室
ない
内
ゆう
遊
ぎ
戯
indoor game
ざ
戯
　
れ
うた
歌
funny song
げ
戯
さく
作
しゃ
者
fiction writer
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References

Unicode hex code 622F
JIS X 0208 1-21-26
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 246
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2041
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1875
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2351
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1208
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1654
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1994
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2149
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1632
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2350
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1298
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 11665
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1138
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1573
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1679
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1331
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1766
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1901
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 840
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 2013
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4n11.1
Four corner code 2325.0
De Roo Code 1259