This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ロウ、ル、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
Romaji: rou, ru, ijiku.ru, rou.suru, iji.ru, hineku.ru, tawamu.reru, moteaso.bu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

play with, tamper, trifle with

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  96
Frequency: 
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-4-3
Korean Reading:  rong
Chinese Reading:  long4
Unicode:  5f04
JIS:  4F2E

Indexes

Nelson Index: 2924
New Nelson Index: 1668
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4f3.2
Four Corner Index: 1044.1
Daikanwanjiten Index: 9596
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0665
Remembering the kanji Index: 2558
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2129
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 731
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3057

Words

翻弄 (ほんろう)
trifling with; toying with; playing with; making sport of; making fun of; leading around by the nose; tossing about (a ship)
弄る (いじる、まさぐる)
to touch; to tamper with; to grope about; to feel for something
いじり回す (いじりまわす)
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
弄り (いじり)
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
弄くり回す (いじくりまわす)
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
弄ぶ (もてあそぶ)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
弄くる (いじくる)
to finger; to tamper (with)
嘲弄 (ちょうろう)
scorn; mockery; ridicule
弄する (ろうする)
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
玩弄物 (がんろうぶつ)
plaything
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