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弄 — 7 strokes / Radical「弋」

道
2High school graduate / general / 7 strokes / Radical「弋」
On
ロウ・ルろう・る · rō · ru
Kun
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ijiku.ru · rō.suru · iji.ru · hineku.ru · tawamu.reru · moteaso.bu
Meaning
toy with; trifle

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Two hands holding a jade: turning a jewel over in the hands — to toy with.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onロウろうrō愚弄ぐろう翻弄ほんろう
Kunもてあそぶmoteasobu弄ぶもてあそぶ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 翻弄ほんろう

    being toyed with; tossed about

  • 愚弄ぐろう

    mockery; making a fool of

More words with this kanji

  • 嘲弄ちょうろう
  • 弄璋ろうしょう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

小舟(こぶね)が波(なみ)に翻弄(ほんろう)されている。

The little boat is being tossed about by the waves.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

愚弄翻弄弄愚foolis…翻turn…弋a teth…廿twenty弌one弍two式ceremo…拉pull…瑠lapis…籠basket老old牢prison
CompoundRadicalReading

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