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Meaning of 道化(どうけ) in Japanese

道化
Kana Reading
どうけ
Romaji
dōke
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    antics; buffoonery; clowning
    Example sentence
    道化妙技少年にとってとても楽しかった The clown's stunts were highly amusing to the boys.

Examples of 道化, どうけ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 5

12 strokes

road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings

On'Yomi: ドウ, トウ

Kun'Yomi: みち

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JLPT 3

4 strokes

change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization

On'Yomi: カ, ケ

Kun'Yomi: ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する

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