いじる – vocab dash

いじる

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Meanings

Godan verb

Transitive verb

1. to finger; to touch; to play with; to fiddle with; to toy with (Usually kana)

2. to make changes to; to tinker with; to fiddle with; to tamper with (Usually kana)

3. to dabble in; to do as a hobby; to play around with (Usually kana)

Other spellings

弄いじる

Kanji in other spellings

弄tinker with

Pitch accent

いじる

Examples4

その鍵かぎをいじるな！

Don't play with that key!

子こ供どもがおもちゃをカチャカチャいじっている。

The kid is clanging away with his toy.

書しょ類るいは勝かっ手てにいじられた形けい跡せきがあった。

The documents were tampered with.

試し験けん管かんを壊こわしたり、おもしろ半はん分ぶんに化か学がく製せい品ひんをあれこれいじって遊あそんだが、時ときには、教きょう師しの指し示じになんとか従したがって、ずっと以い前ぜんに他たの人ひと々びとが試こころみた実じっ験けんを繰くり返かえすこともした。

Although I broke test tubes and played about with chemicals for fun, I did occasionally manage to obey the teacher's instructions as well; repeating experiments that others had long ago undertaken.