戯たわむれたわむれCommon wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000Meanings1nounplay; fun; joke; flirtationCovers lighthearted play, jesting, or flirtatious behavior. Often used in literary or slightly old-fashioned contexts, but still understood in modern Japanese.彼かれの言こと葉ばは単たんなる戯たわむれだった。His words were just a joke.