| Kanji | 遊 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ユウ、ユ |
| Kunyomi | あそ.ぶ、あそ.ばす |
| Nanori | あす, う |
| English | play |
| Examples | 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 |
| JLPT Level | 3 |
| Jouyou Grade | 3 |
| Frequency | 941 |
| Components | 斿: to swim; to move freely; to rove 辶: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162) |
| Number of Strokes | 12 |
| Kanji Radical | 辵 |
| Radical Number | 162 |
| Radical Strokes | 7 |
| Radical Reading | しんにょう・しんにゅう |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | play |
| Koohii Story 1 | The BANNER warns that CHILDREN PLAY on the ROAD. |
| Koohii Story 2 | There is always a stupid banner talking about children at play near the road. They mean "drive slowly", but it sounds like its slow(stupid) children that are at play. |
Tags: jlpt.n3, grade3, kanjifreq751-1000
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