How to say mischief in Japanese

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いたずらitazura☆・いたづらitazurairr.《悪戯・惡戲old》イタズラITAZURA Inflection

noun / ~する noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

  • mischief; prank; trick; practical joke
  • pastime; hobby
  • playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with; messing around with; amusing oneself with; tampering with
  • lewd behaviour; sexual misconduct; sexual assault; molestation; rape

Example Sentences

不用意なfuyouina言葉kotobaはha大きなookina災いwazawaiのnoもとmotoになるninaruであろうdearou。
Thoughtless speech may give rise to great mischief.
彼kareはhaいたずらitazura半分hanbunにniそれsoreをwoしたshitaにちがいないnichigainai。
He must have done it out of mischief.
男の子otokonokoはhaいたずらitazuraがga好きsukiであるdearu。
Boys are fond of mischief.
私たちwatashitachiはhaそのsono子供kodomoがgaいたずらitazuraをwoするsuruのnoをwoやめyameさせたsaseta。
We stopped the child from getting into mischief.
子供kodomoはhaいつもitsumoなにかしらnanikashiraいたずらitazuraをwoしているshiteiru。
Children are always doing some mischief or other.

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