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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

2216 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 8

Meaning: play, take pleasure in, trifle with, make sport of

Kunyomi: もちあそ.ぶ, もてあそ.ぶ

Onyomi: ガン

Composition: 王 元

玩

Radical

Radical: 玉

Meaning: jade (king)

Reading: たま

玉

Examples

Onyomi Examples

玩菓 (ガンガ) food sold with a toy

玩具 (ガング) toy

賞玩 (ショウガン) appreciation, admiration, enjoyment

食玩 (ショクガン) small toy included with food

Kunyomi Examples

弄ぶ (もてあそぶ) to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.), to fiddle with, to toy with (one's emotions, etc.), to trifle with, to do with something as one pleases, to appreciate

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