I Love Kanjiふざける (fuzakeru)
ふざける is a Japanese verb meaning “to joke; to jest”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- ふざける
- Romaji
- fuzakeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to joke; to jest; to kid; to josh · ichidan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
- to make fun of; to laugh at; to play a prank · ichidan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
- to romp; to gambol; to frolic; to frisk; to mess around · ichidan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
- to neck; to make out · ichidan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of ふざける
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | ふざける | ふざける fuzakeru |
| Polite (~masu) | ふざけます | ふざけます fuzakemasu |
| Negative | ふざけない | ふざけない fuzakenai |
| Polite negative | ふざけません | ふざけません fuzakemasen |
| Past | ふざけた | ふざけた fuzaketa |
| Polite past | ふざけました | ふざけました fuzakemashita |
| Negative past | ふざけなかった | ふざけなかった fuzakenakatta |
| Te-form | ふざけて | ふざけて fuzakete |
| Potential | ふざけられる | ふざけられる fuzakerareru |
| Passive | ふざけられる | ふざけられる fuzakerareru |
| Causative | ふざけさせる | ふざけさせる fuzakesaseru |
| Volitional | ふざけよう | ふざけよう fuzakeyou |
| Imperative | ふざけろ | ふざけろ fuzakero |
| Conditional (~ba) | ふざければ | ふざければ fuzakereba |
Source: JMdict entry 1566450 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.