ロウ, ル, 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

play with, tamper, trifle with

JLPT0 G7 S7 F5000

# pair of hands + jewel → hands curved about a jewel in handling/toying with it (compare ) → *play*; *fiddle with*; *toy/trifle with* → *tease*; *mock*; *ridicule*.

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