N12475/3019

いじ

usually written using kana alonegodan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verbcolloquial

Reading

Meanings

  • to finger, to touch, to play with, to fiddle with, to toy with
  • to make changes to, to tinker with, to fiddle with, to tamper with
  • to dabble in, to do as a hobby, to play around with
  • to tease, to make fun of

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Example sentences

かれ授業じゅぎょうちゅうにずっとスマホをいじっていた。

He was fiddling with his smartphone the whole time during class.

エンジンを素人しろうといじのは危険きけんだ。

It is dangerous for an amateur to tamper with an engine.

彼女かのじょ緊張きんちょうするとかみいじくせがある。

She has a habit of playing with her hair when she's nervous.

他人たにんもの勝手かっていじべきではない。

You should not tamper with other people's belongings without permission.

上司じょうし部下ぶかいじことで自分じぶん優位性ゆういせいしめそうとしているのだろう。

The supervisor is probably trying to assert dominance by teasing their subordinates.