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いじる弄るまさぐるTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #4208
1

to finger; to touch; to play with; to fiddle with; to toy with

Examples
その鍵をいじるな！
Don't play with that key!
2

いじる only

to make changes to; to tinker with; to tamper with

Examples
書類は勝手にいじられた形跡があった。
The documents were tampered with.
3

いじる only

to dabble in; to do as a hobby; to play around with

Examples
子供がおもちゃをカチャカチャいじっている。
The kid is clanging away with his toy.
4

いじる only; Colloquial

to tease; to make fun of

Examples
ポールはいつも女性の体を弄っている。
Paul is always groping women.
5

まさぐる only

to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)

弄ぶ玩ぶもてあそぶもて遊ぶ翫ぶTransitiveGodan verbFreq #6611
1

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with

Examples
猫は生きたネズミをもて遊んでいた。
The cat was playing with a live mouse.
2

to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with

Examples
あなたは彼の気持ちを弄んではいけない。
You should not trifle with his feelings.
3

to do with something as one pleases

Examples
私は数奇な運命にもてあそばれてきた。
I have lived a life of a puppet of fortune.
4

to appreciate

翻弄ほんろう飜弄NounTransitive～する VerbFreq #6969
1

having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose; tossing about (a ship); buffeting

Examples
船は波に翻弄されていた。
The ship was at the mercy of the waves.
愚弄ぐろうNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #19732
1

mockery; derision; ridicule

Examples
貧しい人を愚弄してはいけない。
You should not fool with poor people.
弄するろうするFreq #22460
1

Suru verb - special class

to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.)

2

Suru verb - special class

to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of

いじくる弄くる弄るTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #24687
1

to finger; to tamper (with)

Examples
適材適所。あいつはコンピューターをいじくっていた方が生き生きしているよな。
He's definitely the right guy for the job. Let him fiddle with a computer and he perks right up.
いじり弄りNounNoun suffixUsually kanaFreq #29599
1

meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something

嘲弄ちょうろうNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #31241
1

scorn; mockery; ridicule

土弄り土いじりつちいじりNounFreq #52502
1

playing with dirt

2

gardening; farming (as a hobby)

玩弄がんろう翫弄NounTransitive～する VerbFreq #80806
1

toying with; playing with

2

making a plaything of (someone); treating as a plaything; trifling with

弄火ろうかNounFreq #141319
1

Formal or literary term

playing with fire

玩弄物がんろうぶつNounFreq #152247
1

plaything; toy

弄花ろうかNoun～する VerbFreq #180880
1

Hanafuda

gambling with hanafuda

弄び物もてあそび物もてあそびもの弄物NounFreq #190873
1

plaything; toy

戯弄ぎろうNoun～する VerbFreq #225373
1

teasing; toying with someone's emotions

手弄り手まさぐりてまさぐりNoun～する Verb
1

playing with something with one's fingers

2

searching with one's fingers (e.g. in the dark)

いじくりまわすいじくり回す弄くり回す弄繰り回すTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #51823
1

to fiddle with; to monkey around with

Examples
グラスをいじくりまわすのはやめろ。
Don't play around with the glass.
いじり回す弄り回すいじりまわすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #52468
1

to tinker with; to fumble with; to fiddle with; to twiddle

Examples
帽子を弄り回すのはやめなさい。
Please stop playing with your hat.
庭いじり庭弄りにわいじりNounFreq #80649
1

gardening; puttering around in the garden

Examples
おやじは合間合間に庭いじりをする。
Father does gardening whenever he gets a chance.
詭弁を弄するきべんをろうするExpressionFreq #80927
1

Suru verb - special class

to use sophistry

術策を弄するじゅっさくをろうするExpressionFreq #161107
1

Suru verb - special class

to intrigue; to play a trick on; to resort to tricks

泥いじり泥弄りどろいじりNoun～する VerbFreq #227245
1

playing with mud

客いじり客弄りきゃくいじりNoun～する VerbFreq #231962
1

involving the audience (by talking to them, bringing them on stage, etc.)

玩弄品がんろうひんNounFreq #253964
1

Obsolete term

toy

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