悪戯

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
悪 戯
Grade: 3 Grade: S
Irregular

From 徒 (itazura, “useless, vain”).[1]

The kanji are ateji (当て字), from 悪 (“evil, bad”) + 戯 (“frolic”).

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)

Noun

悪戯 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 惡戲, hiragana いたずら, rōmaji itazura, historical hiragana いたづら)

  1. tease, prank, trick, practical joke, mischief
    • 1906, Natsume Sōseki, Botchan:
      この外 (ほか)いたずらは大分 (だいぶ)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. hobby, pastime
  4. action that is a considered a misconduct (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
  5. sexual assault, molestation, rape
Usage notes
  • This term is often spelled in hiragana.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
悪 戯
あく
Grade: 3		 ぎ
Grade: S
on’yomi

From the on'yomi reading of the ateji spelling.

Pronunciation

Noun

悪戯 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 惡戲, hiragana あくぎ, rōmaji akugi)

  1. Same as いたずら (itazura) above.

References

  1. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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