ほん
翻
ろう
弄

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. having at one's mercy, trifling with, toying with, playing with, making a fool of, leading around by the nose, tossing about (a ship), buffeting.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほん
翻
ろう
弄
 翻弄 ほんろう ✔
ほん
飜
ろう
弄
 飜弄 ほんろう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

flip, turn over, wave
ホン　ひるがえ.る　ハン (8th, N1)
turn, number in a series
バン　つが.い　は (2nd, N3)
separate, divide, topped rice radical (no. 165)
ハン　ベン　サイ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ　こめ　マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
はね　は　ば (2nd, N2)
learn(習) variant
hooked enclosure
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ　こおり (Kentei 1)
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)