Illustration: An elderly man sits on the floor of his Japanese living room, gently rubbing a small dog's ears while it sprawls contentedly across his lap. He has tucked a little blanket around its hind legs and shifted his own cushion under its head, leaving himself perched awkwardly on the bare floor.

かわいがる

kawaigaru

to cherish, to dote on

Example sentences

その老婦人ろうふじんは自分じぶんの犬いぬをたいへんかわいがった。
The old lady was devoted to her dog.
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父ちちも母ははに劣おとらず私わたしをかわいがってくれた。
My father loved me no less deeply than my mother.
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母親ははおやは往々おうおうにして子供こどもをかわいがり過すぎる。
Mothers often pamper their children.
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