戯け

Japanese

Kanji in this term
戯
たわ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
戲け (kyūjitai) タワケ白痴

Etymology

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 戯(たわ)ける (tawakeru, “to jest”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) たわけ [tàwákéꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
(Tokyo) たわけ [tàwáké] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [ta̠ɰᵝa̠ke̞]

Noun

戯(たわ)け • (tawake)

a jest, joke; a foolish act
(by extension) fool, idiot

Synonyms

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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