戯作 gesaku
gesaku
Noun
1. cheap literature; writing for amusement
Noun
2. light literature popular in the late Edo period
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18 Variants Available
Essential 9 items
Noun
#201335
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gesakude
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Playing around with writing; Literary play
Noun
#200225
Noun
#197660
gesakujārimasen
The polite negative form
1. It is not a pastime.; It is not a trivial work.
Noun
#203694
Noun
#197632
Noun
#207133
Noun
#204470
gesakudewārimasen
The polite negative form
1. It is not a playful work.; It is not a mere pastime.
Noun
#204727
Common 6 items
gesakujanakatta
The past negative form
1. Wasn't a playful work.; Wasn't a light composition.
Noun
#199312
Noun
#200159
gesakujārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It was not a playful work.; It wasn't just a pastime.
Noun
#199170
gesakujanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't a playful work.; It wasn't a light composition.
Noun
#202289
gesakudeshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably a draft.; Probably a sketch.
Noun
#199762
gesakudewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not a playful composition.; Was not a light work.
Noun
#198301
Advanced 3 items
gesakudattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it were a playful work; If it was just for fun
Noun
#202244
gesakudeareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it's a playful work; If it were a playful work
Noun
#207019
gesakunara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when playing around; If/when improvising
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