玩具

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

Pronunciation

Noun

玩具

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

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 玩具 (“toy”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 玩具
Mandarin Beijing 玩意兒, 玩玩意兒, 玩印子
Taiwan 玩具
Cantonese Hong Kong 玩具
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 玩具
Liudui (S. Sixian) 玩具
Hsinchu (Hailu) 玩具
Dongshi (Dabu) 玩具
Hsinchu (Raoping) 玩具
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 童物
Min Dong Fuzhou 客佻乇
Min Nan Xiamen 𨑨迌物
Quanzhou 𨑨迌物
Zhangzhou 𨑨迌物
Taipei 尪仔物
Kaohsiung 𨑨迌物仔
Tainan 𨑨迌物
Taichung 𨑨迌物仔
Wuqi 𨑨迌物仔
Hsinchu 𨑨迌物仔
Taitung 𨑨迌物仔
Lukang 𨑨迌物仔
Yilan 𨑨迌物仔
Magong 𨑨迌物
Wu Shanghai 白相幹

Derived terms
  • 填充玩具
  • 性玩具 (xìngwánjù)
  • 模型玩具

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
玩 具
Grade: S Grade: 3
Irregular

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

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)

Noun

玩具 (hiragana おもちゃ, rōmaji 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
Derived terms
  • 玩具 (おもちゃ)絵 (え) (omocha-e)
  • 玩具 (おもちゃ)カボチャ (omocha kabocha)
  • 玩具 (おもちゃ)花 (はな)火 (び) (omocha hanabi)
  • 玩具 (おもちゃ)箱 (ばこ) (omochabako)
  • 大人 (おとな)の玩具 (おもちゃ) (otona no omocha)
Idioms
  • 玩具 (おもちゃ)にする (omocha ni suru, “do with toys → 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

玩具 (hiragana がんぐ, rōmaji gangu, historical hiragana ぐわんぐ)

  1. (formal) a toy, plaything
    Synonyms: 遊び道具 (asobi dōgu), 玩物 (ganbutsu), トイ (toi)
Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 玩 (がん)具 (ぐ)菓 (か)子 (し) (gangu kashi)
  • 玩 (がん)具 (ぐ)銃 (じゅう) (gangujū)
  • カプセル玩 (がん)具 (ぐ) (kapuseru gangu)
  • 郷 (きょう)土 (ど)玩 (がん)具 (ぐ) (kyōdo gangu)
  • 共 (きょう)遊 (ゆう)玩 (がん)具 (ぐ) (kyōyū gangu)
  • 食品 (しょくひん)玩 (がん)具 (ぐ) (shokuhin gangu)
  • スマート玩 (がん)具 (ぐ) (sumāto gangu)
  • 知 (ち)育 (いく)玩 (がん)具 (ぐ) (chiiku gangu)
  • 調 (ちょう)理 (り)玩 (がん)具 (ぐ) (chōri gangu)

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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