玩 means “toy, play with”

がん · gan

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

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): もちあそぶ, もてあそぶ
On'yomi (Chinese reading): ガン

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 8 strokes

The story

A jewel (王, the 玉 radical) turned over and over in the hand, back where it began (元): a plaything. 玩 lives in 玩具, toys, a formal word on shop signs and labels, and in 愛玩動物, pets kept for affection.

Used in 玩具 (gangu, toy) and 愛玩動物 (aigandoubutsu, pet)

玩 means “toy, play with”

The story

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