Reading:

• On'yomi: ガン
• Kun'yomi: もちあそぶ, もてあそぶ

Meaning:

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

Components:

• Radicals:
• 王: (96) jade, stone
• 儿: (10) man, a person (at the bottom o
• 二: (7) two; two horizontal strokes
• Components:
• 元: beginning, former time, origin

Miscellaneous information:

• Strokes: 8
• Taught in grade 9
• Frequency: 2216

Popular compounds containing this kanji:

• 玩具 おもちゃ
  toy