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漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People

弄: play with, tamper

Also: trifle with

N1 (our estimate)7 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

王 and 廾 carry the meaning

7 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

ロウrou · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 翻弄ほんろうhaving at one's mercy; trifling with
  • 愚弄ぐろうmockery; derision; ridicule

いじるijiru · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 弄るいじるto finger; to touch; to play with

Also read ル, いじくる, ろうする, ひねくる, たわむれる, もてあそぶ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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“Lift it up together! Imagine two hands reaching out to hold a heavy tray or join together in prayer.”
More in the 廾 folded hands story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
王

Also built on jewelry (王)

All 35
廾

Also built on folded hands (廾)

All 11

Also read ロウ

15 kanji share this on'yomiAll 15

Also read ル

7 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
弄 play with · 廾
vs玖 beautiful black jewel · 久
弄 has 廾 where 玖 has 久.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · nòng

Same form: 弄 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
弄 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
弄 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin nòng most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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