挵
play with, handle things
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Readings
On'yomi
- ロウ
- ル
Kun'yomi
- いじく.る
- いじ.る
- ひねく.る
- たわむ.れる
- もてあそ.ぶ
- せせ.る
Meaning
挵 centers on manipulating something with one's hands in a casual or playful way: toying with an object, handling things idly, or fiddling around.
Most common words using 挵
- 青羽挵あおばせせり
blue-winged skipper butterfly
Study
Etymology
挵 combines the hand radical 扌 with 弄, which itself depicts two hands (廾) holding a piece of jade (王) and carries the idea of playing or toying. The addition of 扌 reinforces the hand-related action.
Meaning mnemonic
The left hand 扌 joins the right component 弄, which shows two hands playing with a jewel. Together they picture hands idly handling or toying with something.
Reading mnemonic
For ロウ, imagine a low table where someone sits and idly plays with a small object: low -> ロウ, and the hands keep fiddling.