いじる

Also written 弄る

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to finger; to touch; to play with; to fiddle with; to toy with
2. to make changes to; to tinker with; to fiddle with; to tamper with
3. to dabble in; to do as a hobby; to play around with
4. to tease; to make fun of (also as イジる)

Example sentences

• その鍵をいじるな！
  Don't play with that key!
• ジミーは友達にいじられるのには慣れていた。
  Jimmy was accustomed to his friends making fun of him.
• 書類は勝手にいじられた形跡があった。
  The documents were tampered with.
• 人が携帯いじってるときに覗き込む癖やめた方がいいよ。
  You should stop peeking when people are using their cellphones.
• トムはいつもスマホをいじっている。
  Tom is always using his smartphone.

Common phrases

• スマホをいじる

Word lists

• JLPT N1
• Core 5000
• Spoken
• Written

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