遊

play

Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingユウ、ユ

Kun readingあそ.ぶ、あそ.ばす

Jōyō Grade 3

to play (games, sports)
to enjoy oneself
to have a good time
to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)
to be idle

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical辵walk

Components

How it's built

遊

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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banner · direction (方) · compass · direction (方) · reclining · lying down · child (子) · road (辶)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1126

Compound words

遊ぶあそぶ

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to have a good time; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle

遊びあそび

play; playing; game; pleasure; amusement

外遊がいゆう

foreign travel

周遊しゅうゆう

(circular) tour; round trip; excursion

遊戯ゆうぎ

play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)

遊休ゆうきゅう

idle; unused; fallow

遊撃ゆうげき

raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; search-and-kill mission; search-and-destroy mission

遊説ゆうぜい

election tour; election campaign; stumping

遊牧ゆうぼく

nomadism

浮遊ふゆう

floating; drifting; suspension; wandering (about)

playground; play space

(licensed) red light district

遊郭ゆうかく

(licensed) red light district

Kun Reading Examples

彼は古い空き缶でフットボールをして遊んでいました。あそぶ

He was playing football with an old tin.tatoeba

彼は一日中遊んでばかりいる。あそぶ

He does nothing but play all day.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は日曜日には遊びに来るのが常であった。

He used to come to see me on Sunday.tatoeba

彼は時々私のうちに遊びにくる。

He comes and sees me once in a while.tatoeba

彼は私のところによく遊びに来たものだ。

He would often come to see me.tatoeba

2人で京都に遊ぶ。

They travelled around Kyoto together.wiki

同年、越後出雲崎町に遊ぶ。

In the same year, he played in Izumozaki Town, Echigo.wiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 遊

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