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    3. 翻弄

    翻弄

    翻ほん弄ろう

    having at one's mercy

    NTNews #36+1Ref L2Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab25 strokes

    飜弄

    ほんろう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    having at one's mercy, trifling with, toying with, playing with, making a fool of, leading around by the nose, tossing about (a ship), buffeting

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    Kanji that make up this word

    翻
    ひるがえ.る・ひるがえ.す…(2)
    flip・turn over・wave・flutter・change (mind)
    弄
    いじく.る・ろう.する・いじ.る・ひねく.る・たわむ.れる・もてあそ.ぶ…(2)
    play with・tamper・trifle with
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