Meaning
戯れ (たわむれ, tawamure) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “joke”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
彼との関係はひと時の戯れに過ぎなかった
My relationship with him was no more than a bit of fun.
子供たちが猫と戯れている
Children are playing with the cat.
トムの犬は戯れに彼を噛んだ。
Tom's dog bit him playfully.
子らは日だまりで楽しげに戯れた.
The children frolicked happily in the sun.
それはほんの戯れにしたことだった.
He did it just for fun [from mere caprice].
私は彼女が戯れているだけだと思った.
I thought she was just teasing me [just flirting with me].
彼はその子のあごの下を戯れに[やさしく]たたいた[なでた].
He chucked the child under the chin.
私たちは子猫がボールに戯れているのを眺めた.
We watched a kitten playing with a ball.
また玉鬘に戯れる父の姿に不審を抱くのであった。
He also sees his father flirting with Tamakazura and grows suspicious.
その晩、真女児が夢に出て、それは、真女児の家で一緒に戯れる、という内容だった。
At night, he has a dream that Manago appears and he flirts with her at her house.
獅子が牡丹に戯れる様を勇壮に描き、中世に流行した獅子舞を能に取入れたものといわれる。
The mai depicts a shishi (lion) playing with peonies, and it is said that the style of shishimai (lion dance), which was played widely in the medieval period, has been incorporated in it.
新吉の顔を長い舌で嘗めながら共に戯れるシーンはこの映画での唯一のユーモラスなシーンとなっている。
A scene in which the karakasa-kozo plays with Shinkichi by licking Shinkichi's face with its long tongue is the only humorous scene in this film.