Moto 弄: Play With; Tamper; Trifle WithKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ロウ、ル
- Kun'yomi
- いじく(る)、ろう(する)、いじ(る)、ひねく(る)、たわむ(れる)、もてあそ(ぶ)
- Level
- Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 31 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ロウ・ル)
- 愚弄ぐろうmockery; derision
- 翻弄ほんろうtrifling with; toying with
- 嘲弄ちょうろうscorn; mockery
- 弄するろうするto play with; to joke
- 弄火ろうかplaying with fire
- 弄花ろうかgambling with hanafuda
- 戯弄ぎろうteasing; toying with somebody's emotions
- 玩弄がんろうmaking sport of; making a plaything of
- 玩弄物がんろうぶつplaything
- 翫弄がんろうmaking sport of; making a plaything of
- 術策を弄するじゅっさくをろうするto intrigue; to play a trick on
- 詭弁を弄するきべんをろうするto use sophistry
- 諧謔を弄するかいぎゃくをろうするto crack jokes
- 飜弄ほんろうtrifling with; toying with
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 弄るいじるto finger; to touch
- 土弄りつちいじりplaying with dirt
- 客弄りきゃくいじりinvolving the audience (by talking to them, bringing them on stage, etc.)
- 庭弄りにわいじりgardening; puttering around in the garden
- 弄くりまわすいじくりまわすto fiddle with; to monkey around with
- 弄くり回すいじくりまわすto fiddle with; to monkey around with
- 弄くるいじくるto finger; to tamper (with)
- 弄び物もてあそびものplaything; toy
- 弄ぶもてあそぶto play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with
- 弄りいじりmeddling; fumbling
- 弄りまわすいじりまわすto tinker with; to fumble with
- 弄り回すいじりまわすto tinker with; to fumble with
- 弄繰り回すいじくりまわすto fiddle with; to monkey around with
- 泥弄りどろいじりplaying with mud
Other readings
- 弄物もてあそびものplaything; toy
- 手弄りてまさぐりplaying with something with one's fingers
- 火弄りひなぶりplaying with fire
Kanji that often appear with 弄
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