Illustration: On a suburban train, a seated passenger idly manipulates the zipper pull on the small front pocket of a backpack resting on their lap. One finger hooks through the pull while the other hand pinches the zipper halfway along its track.

いじる

ijiru

to fiddle with, to play with

Example sentences

その鍵かぎをいじるな！
Don’t play with that key!
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子供こ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.
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お父とうさん、トムがお父とうさんのパソコンをいじってるよ。
Dad, Tom’s messing around with your computer.
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