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かわいがる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
可愛がる
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Reading : かわいがる   
1. to love; to be affectionate; to favor; to favour; to be partial to
2. to torment; to tease; to be rough with
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 6 (among the 15,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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可愛がる is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 132,000 (about 762,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N1
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 2595 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 3181
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
かれ
とてもすてきな
だったので
みな
から
かわい
可愛
がられた

He was such a nice boy that he was loved by everybody.
ちち
わたし
おとうと
しょうちゅう
掌中
たま
のように
かわい
可愛
がった

My younger brother was the apple of my father's eye.
おや
というものどんなに
わんぱく
腕白
でも
こども
子供
かわい
可愛
がる
ものです
Parents love their children however naughty they are.
かわいがる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 167,000 (about 454,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N2
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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カ    good, possible, approval   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
hook
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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アイ    love   
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go
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cover; covered   
シン   こころ heart   
つめ claw; fingernail   
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