This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ギ、ゲ、たわむ.れる、ざ.れる、じゃ.れる
Romaji: gi, ge, tawamu.reru, za.reru, ja.reru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

frolic, play, sport

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  4
Frequency:  1880
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-11-4
Korean Reading:  ho
Chinese Reading:  hu1
Unicode:  622f
JIS:  353A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1875
Nelson Index: 246
New Nelson Index: 2041
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4n11.1
Four Corner Index: 2325.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1138
Gakken Index: 1632
Japanese Names Index: 2350
Daikanwanjiten Index: 11665
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0039
Remembering the kanji Index: 1994
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1331
Kodansha Compact Index: 840
Kanji in Context Index: 1901
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1208
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1654
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 2013
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2149
Essential Kanji Index: 1298
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2351
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1259
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1766

Words

(あじゃら、あじゃれ、あざれ)
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
遊戯 (ゆうぎ)
game; play; sports
悪洒落 (わるじゃれ、あくぎ、わるいたずら、わるざれ)
offensive joke
戯画 (ぎが)
caricature; cartoon; comics
戯作三昧 (げさくざんまい)
being absorbed in writing popular novels (cheap fiction); being absorbed in writing something to amuse oneself
戯曲 (ぎきょく)
play; drama
悪戯 (いたずら、いたづら)
mischief; prank; trick; practical joke; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with; messing around with; amusing oneself with; tampering with; lewd behaviour; sexual misconduct; sexual assault; molestation; rape
戯れる (たわむれる、ざれる、じゃれる)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic; to joke; to flirt with
戯作 (げさく、ぎさく)
cheap literature; writing for amusement; light literature popular in the late Edo period
戯作者 (げさくしゃ)
fiction writer; dime novelist
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