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弄 means 'play with' or 'ridicule'
Common readings
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ロウ
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On ル
Kun いじる いじくる まさぐる to tamper with ろうする ひねくる たわむれる
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Learn to toy with others and to say, “There’s a limit to how much you can disrespect me,” “Brazil’s offense toyed with Japan’s team,” and “Stop making fun of me!” Find out how to speak of fiddling with hair, playing with keys, and searching for a switch in the dark. Reconceive of gardening and farming as playing with dirt, learning to say, “Father gardens whenever he gets a chance.”
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 弄 is used 3 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 弄 is used 28 times, read 5 ways.
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ロウ
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. trifling with; toying with; playing with; making sport of; making fun of; leading around by the nose2. tossing about (a ship)
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いじる
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もてあそぶ
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Most common form: もて遊ぶ
'bu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with2. to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with
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まさぐる
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Most common form: まさぐる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to finger; to touch; to play with; to fiddle with; to toy with (often written with kana only)2. to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.) (often written with kana only)
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いじくる
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Most common form: いじくる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to finger; to tamper (with) (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
An additional 弄|策を弄する|367453 less common words include 弄 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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