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Meaning of もて遊ぶ in Japanese
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もて遊ぶ, 玩ぶ, 弄ぶ, 翫ぶ
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Kana Readingもてあそぶ
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Romajimoteasobu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `bu' ending, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to do with something as one pleases
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to appreciate
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Examples of もて遊ぶ, 玩ぶ, 弄ぶ, 翫ぶ, もてあそぶ in a sentence
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Don't toy with her affections.
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He's not serious about her at all - he's just playing with her.
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The cat was playing with a live mouse.
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The ship was at the mercy of the waves.
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As a young man he flirted briefly with communism.
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I have lived a life of a puppet of fortune.
Related Kanji
玩
8 strokes
play, take pleasure in, trifle with, make sport of
On'Yomi: ガン
Kun'Yomi: もちあそ.ぶ, もてあそ.ぶ
弄
7 strokes
play with, tamper, trifle with
On'Yomi: ロウ, ル
Kun'Yomi: 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