かわいがる

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Japanese

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For pronunciation and definitions of かわいがる – see the following entry.
可愛がる
[verb] to adore, to be sweet on
[verb] (ironically, from the idea of giving special attention to) to persistently bother or annoy someone, to be a noodge to someone
[verb] (ironically, from the idea of giving special attention to) to bully someone, to beat someone
[verb] (ironically, from the idea of giving special attention to) to train someone very strenuously
(This term, かわいがる (kawaigaru), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)