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弄

play with
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingロウ、ル
Kun reading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
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. play with
    ポールはいつも女性の体を弄っている。Paul is always groping women.tatoeba
    彼は彼女の事は本気ではない。彼女を弄んでいるだけだ。He's not serious about her at all - he's just playing with her.tatoeba
  2. tamper
  3. trifle with
  4. tinker withRtK
  1. to finger
  2. to touch
  3. to play with
  4. to fiddle with
  5. to toy with

Popular Usage

弄る

Radicals and components

Radical廾two hands
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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king (王) · jewel (玉) · ball (玉) · two hands

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 731

Compound words

弄るいじる
to finger; to touch; to play with; to fiddle with; to toy with
翻弄ほんろう
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of
玩弄がんろう
toying with
翫弄がんろう
toying with
愚弄ぐろう
mockery
弄りいじり
meddling
飜弄ほんろう
having at one's mercy
玩弄物がんろうぶつ
plaything
弄するろうする
to play with
弄り回すいじりまわす
to tinker with
翻弄するほんろうする
to have
弄りまわすいじりまわす
to tinker with
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

Additional Examples

船は波に翻弄されていた。
The ship was at the mercy of the waves.tatoeba
船は風と波に翻弄されていた。
The ship was at the mercy of the wind and the waves.tatoeba
ヨットは猛威を振るう嵐の中に翻弄された。
The yacht was at the mercy of the dreadful storm.tatoeba

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 弄

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step