戯れる

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
たわむ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
戲れる (kyūjitai)

Shift from (たわぶ)れる (tawabureru) below.[1][2][3] The element たわ (tawa) is also found in 戯言(たわごと) (tawagoto, nonsense, balderdash) and (たわ)ける (tawakeru, to joke, jest),[3] as well as (こだわ) (kodawaru).

Pronunciation

Verb

(たわむ)れる (tawamureruたはむれる (tafamureru)?intransitive ichidan (stem (たわむ) (tawamure), past (たわむ)れた (tawamureta))

  1. to play; to sport; to joke; to frolic; to make merry
  2. to flirt with; to dally
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Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
たわぶ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
戲れる (kyūjitai)

Regular development from classical verb (たはぶ) (tahaburu).

Pronunciation

Verb

(たわぶ)れる (tawabureruたはぶれる (tafabureru)?intransitive ichidan (stem (たわぶ) (tawabure), past (たわぶ)れた (tawabureta))

  1. Synonym of 戯れる (tawamureru)
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Etymology 3

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
戲れる (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Verb

()れる (zareruintransitive ichidan (stem () (zare), past ()れた (zareta))

  1. to sport; to play; to frolic
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Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
じゃ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
戲れる (kyūjitai)

Phonetic shift from ()れる (zareru) above.[1][2][3][6]

Pronunciation

Verb

(じゃ)れる (jareruintransitive ichidan (stem (じゃ) (jare), past (じゃ)れた (jareta))

Japanese verb pair
active じゃらす
mediopassive 戯れる
  1. (of children or animals) to play
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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  5. 5.0 5.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  6. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN