弄
Stroke order
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Meaning (Japanese)
- もてあそぶ。
Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.
Origin of the character
会意。「玉」＋「廾（両手）」、玉を両手でもてあそぶさまを象る。「もてあそぶ」を意味する漢語｛弄｝を表す字。
Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.
Meaning
play with, tamper, trifle with
English glosses from KANJIDIC2.
Readings
- On (Sino-Japanese)
- ロウJHS
- ル
- Kun (native)
- 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)JHS
- Other languages
- 拼音nong4
- 拼音long4
- 한글rong
- Hán-ViệtLộng
Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.
Basics
- Strokes
- 7 strokes
- Radical
- 弋(しきがまえ)
- JIS level
- Level 1
- Unicode
U+5F04
Components
Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.
Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱王廾
Words using this kanji
- 弄るいじるto finger, to touch, to play with, to fiddle with
- 弄りいじりmeddling, fumbling, fondling, playing around with something
- 弄ぶもてあそぶもてあそぶを参照。to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.), to fiddle with, to toy with (another's emotions, etc.), to trifle with
- 弄火ろうか火を弄ぶこと。火遊び。playing with fire
- 弄花ろうか花を弄ぶこと。 花札で遊ぶこと。gambling with hanafuda
- 弄ういらうto touch, to finger, to play with, to fiddle with
- 弄るまさぐるto grope, to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
- 弄言ろうげんplaying with words, frivolous speech, flippant remarks, glib talk
- 弄するろうする〔手段を〕用いる。（多くの場合、主語の人物への非難や自虐の意を含んで）〔その場限りの手段を〕自分のために用いる。to play with, to joke, to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.), to deride
- 弄くるいじくるto finger, to play with, to fiddle with, to toy with
- 弄び物もてあそびものplaything, toy
Words starting with this kanji, most common first.
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Lookup codes
- SKIP
2-4-3- Four Corner
1044.1- Spahn–Hadamitzky
4f3.2- Heisig
- 731
- Nelson
- 2924