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玩 = 王 + 元
玩 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “toy”. It is built from 王 (king) and 元 (beginning). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 276.
- Keyword
- toy
- RTK frame
- 276
- Strokes
- 8
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ガン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- もちあそ.ぶ, もてあそ.ぶ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- play, игрушка
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 玩 play with
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 玩 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “king” + “beginning”. 玩 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 玩 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.