戯れ

• 読み: たわむれ
• ローマ字: tawamure
• 漢字の分解: 戯 (gi/tawa) — play, frolic; れ — nominalising suffix from verb 戯れる
• 発音: /ta.wa.mɯ.ɾe/

意味

Play; frolic; jest; flirtation. A light-hearted or playful engagement with something — whether a person, idea, or creative medium.

The nominalised form of the verb 戯れる (tawamureru — to play, to frolic). In literary contexts it often conveys a sense of aesthetic play or intellectual dalliance. Classical poetry uses 戯れ to describe the delicate interplay between nature, language, and feeling. Can also describe romantic flirtation.

例文

1. 詩人は言葉との戯れを通じて人間の本質に迫ろうとした。
2. 子供の頃の無邪気な戯れが今も懐かしく思い出される。
3. その小説は悲劇のなかに軽やかな戯れの要素を取り込んでいる。

使い方ガイド

場面: literature, poetry, classical texts, aesthetics

トーン: lyrical

起源と歴史

Nominalisation of the classical verb 戯る/戯れる, derived from 戯 (gi/tawa — play, frolic). The word has roots in ancient Japanese literary and poetic traditions.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal