Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
もてあそ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 翫ぶ – see the following entry.
もてあそぶ
[verb] to play with (a toy, a trifle, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with
[verb] to toy with, to make sport of, to make a fool of, to trifle with
[verb] to do with as one pleases
[verb] to appreciate
Alternative spellings
弄ぶ, もて遊ぶ, 玩ぶ
(This term, 翫ぶ, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)