かわいがる

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of かわいがる – see the following entry.
【可愛がる】
to adore, to be sweet on
(ironically, from the idea of giving special attention to) to persistently bother or annoy someone, to be a noodge to someone
(ironically, from the idea of giving special attention to) to bully someone, to beat someone
(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.)
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