戯れ言

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
戯	言
ざ Grade: S	こと > ごと Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
戲れ言 (kyūjitai)

From 戯(ざ)れ (zare, the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 戯(ざ)れる (zareru, “to frolic, play, sport”)) + 言(こと) (koto, “word”). The koto changes to goto as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ざれごと [zàrégótó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡za̠ɾe̞ɡo̞to̞]

Noun

戯(ざ)れ言(ごと) • (zaregoto) 

1. a practical joke, prank

   Synonyms: 冗談 (jōdan), 戯れ口 (tawamureguchi)

   僕(ぼく)は君(きみ)の戯(ざ)れ言(ごと)にうんざりしている。

   Boku wa kimi no zaregoto ni unzari shiteiru.

   I am fed up with your nonsense.

Derived terms

• 戯(ざ)れ言(ごと)歌(うた) (zaregoto uta)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
戯	言
たわむ Grade: S	こと > ごと Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
戲れ言 (kyūjitai)

From 戯(たわむ)れ (tawamure, the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 戯(たわむ)れる (tawamureru, “to frolic, play, sport”)) + 言(こと) (koto, “word”). The koto changes to goto as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たわむれごと [tàwámúrégótó] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) たわむれごと [tàwámúrégótóꜜ] (Odaka – [6])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠β̞a̠mɯ̟ɾe̞ɡo̞to̞]

Noun

戯(たわむ)れ言(ごと) • (tawamuregoto) ^{←たはむれごと (tafamuregoto)?}

1. a practical joke, prank

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
戯	言
たわ Grade: S	こと > ごと Grade: 2
irregular	kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
戲れ言 (kyūjitai)

Possibly a shift from tawamuregoto above.

Noun

戯(たわ)れ言(ごと) • (tawaregoto) ^{←たはれごと (tafaregoto)?}

1. a practical joke, prank

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
戯	言
たわぶ Grade: S	こと > ごと Grade: 2
irregular	kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
戲れ言 (kyūjitai)

From 戯(たわぶ)れ (tawabure, the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 戯(たわぶ)れる (tawabureru, “to frolic, play, sport”)) + 言(こと) (koto, “word”). The koto changes to goto as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

戯(たわぶ)れ言(ごと) • (tawaburegoto) ^{←たはぶれごと (tafaburegoto)?}

1. a practical joke, prank

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
戯	言
じゃ Grade: S	こと > ごと Grade: 2
irregular	kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
戲れ言 (kyūjitai) 戯事

From 戯(じゃ)れ (jare, the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 戯(じゃ)れる (jareru, “to frolic, play, sport”)) + 言(こと) (koto, “word”). The koto changes to goto as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

戯(じゃ)れ言(ごと) • (jaregoto) 

1. (rare) a practical joke, prank

See also

• 戯(ぎ)言(げん) (gigen), 戯(たわ)言(ごと) (tawagoto)
• 戯(ざ)れ事(ごと) (zaregoto), 戯(たわむ)れ事(ごと) (tawamuregoto)