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KANJI
play
trifle with, toy with, make fun of
Kun'yomi
もてあそmoteaso
On'yomi
がんgan
Example sentences
どもたちはあたらしいもちゃちゅうになってあそんでいる。
The children are absorbed in playing with their new toys.
かれひと持ちをもてあそぶようなはしない。
He doesn't do things that toy with people's feelings.
このむたびにあらたなはっけんがあり、なんでもがんできる。
Every time I read this poem, there's a new discovery, and I can savor it again and again.

Practice exercises

1
Answer
がんもてあそ
2
Answer
playtoytrifle withfondlemake sport of
3
savoring; appreciation; enjoyment
Answer
がんみ
4
ぶつ
plaything; curio; object of art (often implying a distracting or useless object)
Answer
がんぶつ
5
ろう
playing with; toying with; making fun of; manipulating
Answer
がんろう
6
どく
reading for pleasure; perusing
Answer
がんどく