弄ぶ

• 読み: もてあそぶ
• ローマ字: moteasobu
• 漢字の分解: 弄 (rō/moteasо) — to play with, to toy with, to trifle with
• 発音: /mo.te.a.so.bɯ/

意味

To play with; to toy with; to trifle with; to treat someone or something without due seriousness or respect.

A Group 1 (godan) verb. Literally describes playing with an object idly. Figuratively — and more commonly at N1 level — it means to toy with a person's feelings or treat something important frivolously. Carries a strongly negative, critical tone suggesting contempt or lack of moral consideration.

例文

1. 人の感情を弄ぶような行為は許されない。
2. 彼女は退屈しのぎに男性の気持ちを弄んでいた。
3. 彼は人の心を弄んだ末に全ての信頼を失った。

使い方ガイド

場面: relationships, ethics, criticism, literature

トーン: critical

起源と歴史

From もてる (to handle, possess) combined with 遊ぶ (to play). The combination creates the sense of handling something as if it were a plaything. The kanji 弄 (to tinker with, to tease) reinforces this meaning.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal