Question

玩 もちあそ.ぶ、もてあそ.ぶ 玩具(おもちゃ): toy; plaything S 玉: jewel; ball元: beginning; former time; origin 玉 5 (none) toy And so it was, the ball marked the beginning of all the toys that were to come.

Accepted Answer

ガン play, take pleasure in, trifle with, make sport of 0 2216 8 96 たま・たまへん ・ おう・おうへん・あうさま 形声 Phonetic The ball was the only thing that people at the beginning of time had to use as a toy. Poor cavemen. 276

Kanji	玩
Onyomi	ガン
Kunyomi	もちあそ.ぶ、もてあそ.ぶ
English	play, take pleasure in, trifle with, make sport of
Examples	玩具(おもちゃ): toy; plaything
JLPT Level	0
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	2216
Components	玉: jewel; ball 元: beginning; former time; origin
Number of Strokes	8
Kanji Radical	玉
Radical Number	96
Radical Strokes	5
Radical Reading	たま・たまへん・おう・おうへん・あうさま
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	toy
Koohii Story 1	The ball was the only thing that people at the beginning of time had to use as a toy. Poor cavemen.
Koohii Story 2	And so it was, the ball marked the beginning of all the toys that were to come.
RTK Index (new)	276

Ball Beginning 玩 ガン もちあそ.ぶ、もてあそ.ぶ Play Pleasure Trifle

Ball Beginning 玩ガンもちあそ.ぶ、もてあそ.ぶ Play Pleasure Trifle