Word Meaning 弄る

いじる ijiru

弄る is read as いじる (ijiru) and means to grope.

Meaning

English

to grope
to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
to tease
to make fun of
to dabble in
to do as a hobby
to play around with
to make changes to

Reading

Kana

いじる

Romaji

ijiru

Writing Variants

弄るまさぐる masaguru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Rank 8058 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

翻弄

ほんろう

having at one's mercy

愚弄

ぐろう

mockery

Example Sentences

1

機械を勝手に弄るな。

きかいをかってにいじるな。

don't tamper with the machine without permission.