Chinese

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curios; antiques; to play
curios; antiques; to play; to amuse oneself
 
tool; device; utensil
tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument
 
simp. and trad.
(玩具)
 
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Particularly: “uàng-gê̤ṳ?”

Noun

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玩具

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

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
おもちゃ
Grade: S Grade: 3
jukujikun

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

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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)
    • 1959, “おもちゃのチャチャチャ [Toy dancing Cha Cha Cha]”, 野坂昭如 (lyrics), 越部信義 (music):
      きょうはおもちゃの おまつりだ みんなたのしく うたいましょ
      kyōha omochano omatsurida minna tanoshiku uta imasho
      Today is a festival for toys. Everyone, let's singing happily.
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This term is often spelled in hiragana.

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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
がん
Grade: S

Grade: 3
on'yomi

/ɡwan ɡu//ɡaŋɡu/

From Middle Chinese 玩具 (MC ngwanH gjuH).

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(がん)() (ganguぐわんぐ (gwangu)?

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

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN