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、たわむ.れ
Romaji: gi, ge, tawamu.reru, tawamu.re
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

play, frolic, sport

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  17
Radical Number:  4
Frequency: 
Grade:  10
Skip Pattern:  1-13-4
Korean Reading:  ho
Chinese Reading:  hu1
Unicode:  6232
JIS:  5926

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1907
Nelson Index: 251
New Nelson Index: 2044
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4n11.1
Four Corner Index: 2325.0
Japanese Names Index: 2673
Daikanwanjiten Index: 11681
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0044
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1682
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2402

Words

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
戯ける (おどける、たわける)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
冗談 (じょうだん、ぎだん、げだん)
jest; joke; funny story
たわけ者 (たわけもの)
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
戯言 (たわごと、ぎげん、たわこと)
nonsense; bullshit; silly things; joke
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