| 1138 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1632 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 246 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1298 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1331 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2350 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1573 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1679 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1901 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 840 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2351 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1208 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1654 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2013 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11665 | Morohashi |
| 1875 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2041 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1994 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2149 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1766 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1880 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 冗談 【ジョウダン】 joke, jest, funny story
- 戯曲 【ギキョク】 drama, play, Chinese opera
- 遊戯 【ユウギ】 play, playing, game, play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
- 性戯 【セイギ】 sex act, sexual play
- 冗談 【ジョウダン】 joke, jest, funny story
- 戯作 【ゲサク】 cheap literature, writing for amusement, light literature popular in the late Edo period
Kun reading compounds
- 戯れる 【たわむれる】 to be playful, to gambol, to be amused (with something), to play, to sport, to frolic, to joke, to flirt with, to have elegance, to have refinement
- 戯れる 【たわむれる】 to be playful, to gambol, to be amused (with something), to play, to sport, to frolic, to joke, to flirt with, to have elegance, to have refinement
- 戯れる 【じゃれる】 to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.), to frisk, to gambol, to frolic
Readings
- Korean:
- heui, hwi, ho
Spanish
- jugueteo
- broma
- diversión
- teatro
- función
- juguetear
- bromear
- flirtear
Portuguese
- brincadeira
- jogo
- esporte
French
- divertissement
- jeu
- sport
| 1259 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4n11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-11-4 | SKIP code |
| 2325.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 622f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弄火 【ロウカ】 playing with fire
- 弄花 【ロウカ】 gambling with hanafuda
- 嘲弄 【チョウロウ】 scorn, mockery, ridicule
- 戯弄 【ギロウ】 teasing, toying with someone's emotions
Kun reading compounds
- 弄くる 【いじくる】 to finger, to tamper (with)
- 弄する 【ろうする】 to play with, to joke, to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.), to deride, to scoff at, to make fun of
- 弄る 【いじる】 to finger, to touch, to play with, to fiddle with, to toy with, to make changes to, to tinker with, to tamper with, to dabble in, to do as a hobby, to play around with, to tease, to make fun of, to grope, to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
- 弄ぶ 【もてあそぶ】 to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.), to fiddle with, to toy with (one's emotions, etc.), to trifle with, to do with something as one pleases, to appreciate
Readings
- Korean:
- rong
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 2924 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2004 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3057 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2129 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 9596 | Morohashi |
| 1668 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2558 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 731 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4f3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 1044.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f04 | Unicode hex code |