General term for a toy or plaything. Often used in formal or written contexts; in everyday speech, おもちゃ is more common.
See also: おもちゃ
The children are playing with new toys.
This shop sells traditional toys.
玩具(がんぐ)is the same word read in its formal, written Sino-Japanese form used in business names and statistics, while おもちゃ is the everyday spoken word.
sex toy
toy shop; toy store
toy gun
educational toy
food sold with a toy; toy candy
Standard kanji spelling for 'toy'.
Rarely used kanji form; the first character is uncommon.
Compound of 玩 (play with, trifle with) and 具 (tool, implement). The kanji literally mean 'play tool'.