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    3. 悪戯

    悪戯

    悪いた戯ずら

    mischief

    N1KMT8CoreEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab26 strokes

    惡戲

    いたずらイタズラいたづら

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, Intransitive

    1.
    mischief, prank, trick, practical joke
    word usually written using kana alone

    Adjective

    2.
    mischievous, naughty
    word usually written using kana alone

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    3.
    pastime, hobby
    word usually written using kana alonehumble (kenjougo) language
    4.
    playing with (e.g. a lighter), fooling around with, messing around with, amusing oneself with, tampering with
    word usually written using kana alone

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    5.
    lewd behaviour, sexual misconduct, sexual assault, molestation, rape
    word usually written using kana aloneeuphemistic

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    子こ供どもが悪いた戯ずらをしました。

    The child played a prank.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    彼かれはいつも悪いた戯ずらばかりして、みんなを困こまらせています。

    He's always playing pranks and bothering everyone.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    猫ねこがカーテンで悪いた戯ずらをして、破やぶいてしまいました。

    The cat played mischief with the curtains and tore them.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyAnimalsHome & Housing
    友とも達だちにちょっとした悪いら戯ずらを仕し掛かけて、笑わらい合あいました。

    I played a small prank on my friend, and we laughed together.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    その悪いた戯ずらは単たんなる遊あそびではなく、悪あく意いに満みちたものだった。

    That prank was not just a game, but one filled with malice.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    悪
    わる.い・わる-・あ.し・にく.い・-にく.い・ああ…(5)
    bad・vice・rascal・false・evil…(1)
    戯
    たわむ.れる・ざ.れる・じゃ.れる…(2)
    frolic・play・sport
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