玩具

Chinese

 
curios; antiques; to play
curios; antiques; to play; to amuse oneself
 
tool; device; utensil
tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument
simp. and trad.
(玩具)
玩 具

Pronunciation


Noun

玩具

  1. toy (Classifier: 個/个 m c; 件 m c)
    兒童玩具/儿童玩具  ―  értóng wánjù  ―  children's toys
    益智玩具  ―  yìzhì wánjù  ―  educational toys

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 填充玩具
  • 性玩具 (xìngwánjù)
  • 模型玩具

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
玩 具
おもちゃ
Grade: S Grade: 3
irregular

Alteration of 御 (o-, honorific prefix) +‎ 持ち遊び (mochiasobi, “toy”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)

Noun

玩具(おもちゃ) • (omocha) 

  1. (colloquial) a toy, plaything
    Synonyms: 遊び道具 (asobi dōgu), トイ (toi), 持ち遊び (mochiasobi), 弄び (moteasobi), 弄び物 (moteasobi-mono)
Usage notes

This term is often spelled in hiragana.

Derived terms
Idioms
  • 玩具(おもちゃ)にする (omocha ni suru, “treat as a toy → play”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
玩 具
がん
Grade: S
ぐ
Grade: 3
on’yomi

/ɡwan ɡu/ → /ɡaŋɡu/

From Middle Chinese 玩具 (MC ŋuɑnH ɡɨoH).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

玩(がん)具(ぐ) • (gangu) ←ぐわんぐ (gwangu)?

  1. (formal) a toy, plaything
    Synonyms: 遊び道具 (asobi dōgu), 玩物 (ganbutsu), トイ (toi)
Derived terms

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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