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玩弄物 (がんろうぶつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

玩がん弄ろう物ぶつ

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Meanings

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noun

Refers to an object used for amusement or as a plaything; can also imply something treated as a mere object of entertainment or manipulation.

彼かれはその美うつくしい人にん形ぎょうをただの玩がん弄ろう物ぶつとして扱あつかった。
He treated the beautiful doll as a mere plaything.

その

猫ねこ

は

小ちい

さな

ボール

を

玩がん

弄ろう

物ぶつ

に

し

て

遊あそ

ん

で

いる

。

The cat is playing with a small ball as a toy.

Kanji

玩play, take pleasure in, trifle with
弄play with, tamper, trifle with
物thing, object, matter

Similar words

おもちゃ
おもちゃ is the common word for 'toy' in everyday language. 玩弄物 is more formal and can carry a nuance of something being trifled with or used for amusement, sometimes with a negative connotation.

Etymology

Compound of 玩弄 (がんろう, 'playing with, trifling with') and 物 (ぶつ, 'thing, object'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of a plaything or object of amusement.