Ijiru

JLPT N1

Usually written in kana.

Also read:

弄る (Ijiru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to finger, to touch, to play with, to fiddle with”.

Meanings

  1. godan verb, transitive verbto finger; to touch; to play with; to fiddle with; to toy with
  2. godan verb, transitive verbto make changes to; to tinker with; to fiddle with; to tamper with
  3. godan verb, transitive verbto dabble in; to do as a hobby; to play around with
  4. godan verb, transitive verbto tease; to make fun ofalso as イジる

Examples

  • Don't play with that key!

  • Paul is always groping women.

  • The documents were tampered with.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 弄る

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