— play

  • JLPT N3
  • 12 strokes
  • Grade 3
  • Radical 辵
  • #941 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi
ユウ
Kun'yomi
あそ.ぶあそ.ばす

Example words

  • 遊びあそび(1) playing (2) play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
  • 遊園地ゆうえんちamusement park
  • 遊ぶあそぶ(1) to play; to enjoy oneself; to have a good time (2) to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.) (3) to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused (4) to go to (for pleasure or for study) (5) (in baseball) to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration
  • 遊牧ゆうぼくnomadism