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:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: jade (king)

Examples

Onyomi Examples

オモチャ toy, (person or thing treated as a) plaything

ガンガ food sold with a toy

ショウガン appreciation, admiration, enjoyment

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