悪戯

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
いたずら
Grade: 3 Grade: S
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
惡戲 (kyūjitai)

From (itazura, useless, vain).[1]

The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from (evil, bad) + (frolic).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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悪戯(いたずら) or 悪戯(イタズラ) (itazuraいたづら (itadura)?

  1. tease, prank, trick, practical joke, mischief
    • この(ほか)いたずら(だい)()やった。
      Konohoka itazura wa daibu yatta.
      Besides the above, I did many other mischiefs.
  2. playing with (a lighter, for example), tampering with, fooling around with, messing around with
  3. (humble) hobby, pastime
  4. action that is a considered a misconduct (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
  5. sexual assault, molestation, rape
Usage notes
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Adjective

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悪戯(いたずら) or 悪戯(イタズラ) (itazuraいたづら (itadura)?-na (adnominal 悪戯(いたずら) (itazura na), adverbial 悪戯(いたずら) (itazura ni))

  1. naughty, mischievous
Inflection
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
あく
Grade: 3

Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
惡戲 (kyūjitai)

From the on'yomi reading of the ateji spelling.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(あく)() (akugi

  1. Same as いたずら (itazura) above.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN