Kanji 玩: play, take pleasure in, trifle with, make sport of

Key takeaways

Kanji 玩: play, take pleasure in, trifle with, make sport of. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

玩

Meaning

playtake pleasure intrifle withmake sport of

On reading

がん

Kun reading

もちあそ.ぶもてあそ.ぶ

Radical

玉

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 玩

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

Kanji structure breakdown

玩

Structure breakdown

王 + 元

Mnemonic story

Imagine a king (王) playing with his finest (元) jewel. This kanji means to play with or toy with something, as seen in the word 'toy' (玩具, wangu in Korean).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

Example sentences

Example 1

子どもがおもちゃで遊んでいる。

Translation

A child is playing with a toy.

Example 2

新しいおもちゃを買ってあげた。