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ふざける

to fool around, to romp, to joke, to mess about

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Examples

  1. ふざけないで、まじめに聞いて。

    ふざけないで、まじめにきいて。

    Stop messing about and listen properly.

  2. 子どもたちが教室でふざけている。

    こどもたちがきょうしつでふざけている。

    The children are fooling around in the classroom.

  3. もうやめなさい。今日はやけにふざけているんだから。

    もうやめなさい。きょうはやけにふざけているんだから。

    That's enough. You're being awfully silly today.

Common patterns

ふざけるな
don't mess with me
ふざけて言う
to say something jokingly
ふざけ合う
to horse around together

Memory tip

Covers physical horseplay as well as verbal joking. Be careful with ふざけるな — it is not "stop joking" but a real burst of anger, much stronger than 冗談はやめて.

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