Lingaku弄う【いらう】
Frequency rank: – (for form いらう: 5,249. – 5,251.)
- to touch; to finger; to play withword usually written using kana alonein Western Japanese dialectssee also いじる
- to tease; to make fun ofarchaism
Godan verb with 'u' ending; transitive verb
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- to touch; to finger; to play with
- to tease; to make fun of
This meaning refers to the action of physically handling or manipulating something, often in a casual or playful manner.
The children are playing with the sand.
He is playing with his hair.
This meaning pertains to the act of provoking or mocking someone in a playful or sarcastic way, often in a light-hearted context.
Generated collocations (experimental)
いらう弄うをするto play around withいじりまわす弄り回すto play with something (in a playful or teasing manner)いじられる弄られるto be teasedこども子供をいらう弄うto play with childrenがっき楽器をいらう弄うto play with an instrumentまさぐる弄るのがうまい上手いto be good at teasing or playing withいじり弄りことば言葉teasing wordsまさぐる弄ることでしんみつ親密になるto become close by teasingよゆう余裕をもって持っていらう弄うto play around with (something) leisurelyいじりすぎる弄りすぎるto tease too much
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