Word Meaning 玩ぶ

もてあそぶ moteasobu

玩ぶ is read as もてあそぶ (moteasobu) and means to appreciate.

Meaning

English

to appreciate
to do with something as one pleases
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.)
to fiddle with
to toy with (one's emotions, etc.)
to trifle with

Reading

Kana

もてあそぶ

Romaji

moteasobu

Writing Variants

もて遊ぶ もてあそぶ moteasobu
翫ぶもてあそぶ moteasobu
弄ぶもてあそぶ moteasobu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Rank 161340 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

玩具

がんぐ

(person or thing treated as a) plaything

Example Sentences

1

彼は人の気持ちを玩ぶようなことはしない。

かれはひとのきもちをもてあそぶようなことはしない。

He would never trifle with someone's feelings.