Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to be playful, to gambol, to be amused (with something), to play, to sport, to frolic, to joke.
  2. to flirt with.
  3. to have elegance, to have refinement. Archaism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
戯れる たわむれる
 
 
戯れる ざれる

Contained Kanji 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)
 (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)