Nounplay; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest; flirtation

Nouncaricature; cartoon; comics

Noundrama; play · Chinese opera

Nounnonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

Ichidan verb, Intransitive verbto 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

Nounpicture drawn in fun

Nounrambling writings

Nounplayful laughter

Nounhumorous comments; sarcastic remarks; cartoon; caricature; satire

Nounhumorous writing

Nouncheap literature; writing for amusement · light literature popular in the late Edo period

V2r S, Intransitive verbto be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic; to joke

Nounjoke; witticism; pleasantry; attempt at humour; attempt at humor

PronounI; me · you

Nountomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense · fool; idiot

Noun, Suru verbjocular name; jocular term; humorous nickname

Noun, Suru verbteasing; toying with someone's emotions

Nounjoke; jest

Ichidan verb, Intransitive verbto play pranks; to be spoiled; to be spoilt

Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verbto call for jokes

Nounjoke

Nounfunny song; comic song; limerick

Nounfiction writer; dime novelist

Ichidan verb, Intransitive verbto jest; to joke; to play the fool; to talk foolishly · to act indecently; to be silly over

Nounprank; practical joke

Nounjoke; jest; gag

Nounsomething written for fun; calligraphy written for entertainment

Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verbto play with; to toy with; to tease

Nounidiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster

Ichidan verb, Intransitive verbto play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbcaricaturing

Nouncomedy; burlesque

Godan verb with 'su' endingto exchange jokes

Nounbeing absorbed in writing popular novels (cheap fiction); being absorbed in writing something to amuse oneself

NounAbsorbed in Letters (novel by Akutagawa)

Nounjoke; jest; funny story

Nounfunny story

Nounidiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster

Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verbto jingle; to jangle; to clink; to chink · to act lasciviously; to act coquettishly

Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verbto coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling

Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verbto frolic about; to mess around