弄ぶ、玩ぶ、翫ぶ、もて遊ぶ
もてあそぶ
moteasobu
JMdict entry #1980760
- Godan verb with 'bu' endingtransitive verb to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with
- Godan verb with 'bu' endingtransitive verb to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with
- Godan verb with 'bu' endingtransitive verb to do with something as one pleases
- Godan verb with 'bu' endingtransitive verb to appreciate
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は彼女の事は本気ではない。彼女を弄んでいるだけだ。
kare ha kanojo no koto ha honki de ha nai 。 kanojo wo moteason de iru dake da 。
He's not serious about her at all - he's just playing with her.
猫は生きたネズミをもて遊んでいた。
neko ha iki ta nezumi wo moteason de i ta 。
The cat was playing with a live mouse.
船は波にもてあそばれていた。
fune ha nami ni moteasoba re te i ta 。
The ship was at the mercy of the waves.
若いとき彼はしばらくの間共産主義をもてあそんだ。
wakai toki kare ha shibaraku no aida kyousan shugi wo moteason da 。
As a young man he flirted briefly with communism.
私は数奇な運命にもてあそばれてきた。
watakushi ha suuki na unmei ni moteasoba re te ki ta 。
I have lived a life of a puppet of fortune.
ジョンはディックを、もてあそんだ。
jon ha dyikku wo 、 moteason da 。
John played cat and mouse with Dick.