Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.), to fiddle with.
  2. to toy with (one's emotions, etc.), to trifle with.
  3. to do with something as one pleases.
  4. to appreciate.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
弄ぶ もてあそぶ
 
玩ぶ もてあそぶ
 
翫ぶ もてあそぶ
 
 
 
もて遊ぶ もてあそぶ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

play with, tamper, trifle with
ロウ ろう.する もてあそ.ぶ (11th)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)