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戯 means 'frolic'

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Strokes : 15    Frequency: 1679   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-28    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 37 words   Used in 78 words   Used in 17 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
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   ギ
Kun
   たわむれる to frolic, to play
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Kun   れる   じゃれる   おどける to jest, to joke
⿰   void   tasseled spear  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 戯 is used 5 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 戯 is used 47 times, read 6 ways.
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ギ : 28 words FIND ALL
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play; drama
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ゲ : 3 words FIND ALL
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noun
fiction writer; dime novelist
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おどける : 6 words FIND ALL
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Most common form: おどける
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly  (often written with kana only)
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たわむれる : 5 words FIND ALL
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noun
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest; flirtation
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じゃれる : 3 words FIND ALL
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be playful (of a child or animal); to play; to sport; to frolic  (often written with kana only)
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れる : 2 words FIND ALL
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noun
funny song; comic song; limerick
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An additional 31 less common words include 戯 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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ギ   たわむれる to frolic, to play   
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tasseled spear
キョ   コ    void   
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とら tiger   
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divining rod
cliff
シチ   なな    なな    なの seven   
almost lined up
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