悪戯
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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悪 | 戯 |
いたずら | |
Grade: 3 | Grade: S |
jukujikun |
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惡戲 (kyūjitai) |
From 徒 (itazura, “useless, vain”).[1]
The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from 悪 (“evil, bad”) + 戯 (“frolic”).
Noun
悪戯 • (itazura) ←いたづら (itadura)?
- tease, prank, trick, practical joke, mischief
- 1906, Natsume Sōseki, Botchan:
- この外いたずらは大分やった。
- Konohoka itazura wa daibu yatta.
- Besides the above, I did many other mischiefs.
- この外いたずらは大分やった。
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- playing with (a lighter, for example), tampering with, fooling around with, messing around with
- hobby, pastime
- action that is a considered a misconduct (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
- sexual assault, molestation, rape
Usage notes
- This term is often spelled in hiragana.
Derived terms
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