Kanji Detail for 戲 - "play, drama, joke"

戲

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

戲 means "play, drama, joke."
1. Play - To frolic; to jest.
2. Drama - A theatrical performance.
3. Joke - A humorous act or saying.
Tattoo check: 戲
- Verified meaning: play, drama, joke
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
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Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

play; frolic; sport

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

theatrical play, show

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2]

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

play, show, theater

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

To play. Such as 遊戲. | To joke. Such as 戲言, 調戲. | Performing stories is 戲. Such as today's 戲劇. | Same as 羲. 伏羲 is sometimes written as 虙戲.
Onyomi

ge(ゲ)

gi(ギ)
Kunyomi

tawamu.reru(たわむ-れる)

tawamure(たわむ-れ)
Strokes

17 strokes
Radical

戈 (hokozukuri・hokogamae・hoko・kanohoko)
Related Keywords

play drama joke game act amusement comedy entertainment frolic jest performance recreation sport stage theater theatrical tragedy