Word Meaning 翻弄

ほんろう honrou

翻弄 is read as ほんろう (honrou) and means having at one's mercy.

Meaning

English

  1. having at one's mercy
  2. trifling with
  3. toying with
  4. playing with
  5. making a fool of
  6. leading around by the nose
  7. tossing about (a ship)
  8. buffeting

Reading

Kana

ほんろう

Romaji

honrou

Writing Variants

  • 飜弄 ほんろう honrou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Rank 19310 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

翻訳

ほんやく

translation

翻す

ひるがえす

to fly (flag, etc.)

翻意

ほんい

changing one's mind

翻案

ほんあん

adaptation (of a novel, play, etc.)

翻る

ひるがえる

to turn over

翻訳用計算機記述項

ほんやくようけいさんききじゅつこう

source computer entry

翻訳用計算機

ほんやくようけいさんき

source-computer

翻訳指示文

ほんやくしじぶん

compiler directing statement

翻訳先言語

ほんやくさきげんご

language being translated to

翻訳元言語

ほんやくもとげんご

language being translated from

愚弄

ぐろう

mockery