戯れる

たわむれる

Also written ざれる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive 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

Kanji

• 戯 frolic. Read as たわむれる.

Example sentences

• 子供達の一団が戯れていた。
  A group of children were playing.
• トムの犬は戯れに彼を噛んだ。
  Tom's dog bit him playfully.

Words containing 戯れる

• 戯れ言 (ざれごと) joke
• 戯れ事 (ざれごと) prank
• 遊び戯れる (あそびたわむれる) to frolic

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