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遊

play
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingユウ、ユ
Kun readingあそ.ぶ、あそ.ばす
JōyōGrade 3
  1. to play (games, sports)
  2. to enjoy oneself
  3. to have a good time
  4. to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)
  5. to be idle

Popular Usage

遊ぶ遊び

Radicals and components

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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)
遊覧ゆうらん
sightseeing
遊歩ゆうほ
walk; promenade
遊び場あそびば
playground; play space
遊園地ゆうえんち
amusement park
遊撃手ゆうげきしゅ
shortstop; short
遊び相手あそびあいて
playmate; playfellow

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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