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玩

play
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingガン
Kun readingもちあそ.ぶ、もてあそ.ぶ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. play
    彼女はオウムを愛玩している。She keeps a parrot as a pet.tatoeba
    その工場は玩具を製造している。The factory manufactures toys.tatoeba
  2. take pleasure in
  3. trifle with
  4. make sport of
  5. toyRtK
  1. toy
  2. (person or thing treated as a) plaything

Popular Usage

玩具

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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king (王) · jewel (玉) · ball (玉) · beginning · two (二) · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 276

Compound words

玩具おもちゃ
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
愛玩あいがん
caring for (esp. a pet or a small object)
玩ぶもてあそぶ
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.)
玩味がんみ
tasting
玩弄がんろう
toying with
賞玩しょうがん
appreciation
愛玩物あいがんぶつ
prized or treasured object
玩弄物がんろうぶつ
plaything
愛玩動物あいがんどうぶつ
pet (animal)
教育玩具きょういくがんぐ
educational toy
玩具かぼちゃおもちゃかぼちゃ
Cucurbita pepo (species that includes many varieties of pumpkin, squash and zucchini)

Additional Examples

彼女はプラスチックの玩具のバットで大きな蛇をたたき出した。
She beat off a big snake with a plastic toy bat.tatoeba
彼女はオウムを愛玩している。
She keeps a parrot as a pet.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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