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可愛がる (かわいがる): to love, to be affectionate — Japanese vocabulary

可愛がる is read かわいがる and means "to love, to be affectionate". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

可愛がる

Reading
かわいがる · kawaigaru
Translation
to love, to be affectionate
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
かわいがるが

Example

彼女はその人形を実の妹のようにかわいがる。

かのじょはそのにんぎょうをじつのいもうとのようにかわいがる。

She loves the doll like her own sister.

Kanji in this word

  • 可 — possible, can
  • 愛 — love

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