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

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wánjù

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wun⁶ geoi⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngùan-kí
Min Nan (POJ): oán-kū / goán-khū / oán-kī / goán-kī / goán-kū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wánjù
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄩˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanjiw
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯a̠n³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wun⁶ geoi⁶
  - Yale: wuhn geuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wun⁶ goey⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: wun⁶ gêu⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /wuːn²² kɵy̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngùan-kí
  - Hakka Romanization System: nguanˇ gi`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: nguan² gi³
  - IPA: /ŋu̯an¹¹ ki³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oán-kū
  - Tâi-lô: uán-kū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oafnku
  - IPA (Xiamen): /uan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /uan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ku⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goán-khū
  - Tâi-lô: guán-khū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goafnqu
  - IPA (Taipei): /guan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰu³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /guan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰu³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oán-kī
  - Tâi-lô: uán-kī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oafnki
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /uan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki²²/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goán-kī
  - Tâi-lô: guán-kī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goafnki
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /guan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ki³³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goán-kū
  - Tâi-lô: guán-kū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goafnku
  - IPA (Taipei): /guan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku³³/

Noun

玩具

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

Derived terms

性玩具 (xìngwánjù)
玩具娃娃 (wánjù wáwa)

電動玩具／电动玩具 (diàndòng wánjù)

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)
- (Tokyo) おもちゃ [òmóꜜchà] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]^[2]
- IPA^(key): [o̞mo̞t͡ɕa̠]

Noun

玩具 (hiragana おもちゃ, rōmaji omocha)

(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

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 ŋuɑn^H ɡɨo^H).

Alternative forms

翫具

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) がんぐ [gáꜜǹgù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]
- IPA^(key): [ɡã̠ŋɡɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

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

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

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 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1 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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[DJR-1] 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 1 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