Kanji
N1 7 strokes Grade 8

play with, tamper, trifle with

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

two hands nijūashi

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

having at one's mercy; trifling with
mockery; derision
toy
teasing; toying with someone's emotions
gambling with hanafuda
playing with fire
toying with; playing with
scorn; mockery
plaything; toy

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to finger; to touch
to crack jokes
to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
to touch; to finger
to intrigue; to play a trick on
playing with something with one's fingers
plaything; toy
to use sophistry
to finger; to play with
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with

Example sentences

The ship was at the mercy of the wind and the waves.

The ship was at the mercy of the waves.

The documents were tampered with.

The kid is clanging away with his toy.