8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 11th grade

play, take pleasure in, trifle with, make sport of

Kun'yomi
  • もちあそ
  • to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.) ②to toy with (one's emotions, etc.) ③to do with something as one pleases ④to appreciate
On'yomi
  • ガン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ガン 84.9%
もてあそ 15.1%

Character Breakdown

play, take pleasure in, trifle with
ガン もてあそ.ぶ もちあそ.ぶ (11th)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
beginning, former time, origin
ゲン もと ガン (2nd, N4)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)

Common Words

toying with ②making a plaything of (someone)
small toy included with food
caring for (esp. a pet or a small object)
tasting ②appreciation
prized or treasured object
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References

Unicode hex code 73A9
JIS X 0208 1-20-65
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2925
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3622
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1085
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 778
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2567
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 276
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 20872
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2003
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4f4.1
Four corner code 1111.1