遊び

Japanese

Kanji in this term
遊
あそ Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 遊(あそ)ぶ (asobu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠so̞bʲi]
• (Tokyo) あそび [àsóbí] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

遊(あそ)び • (asobi) 

1. play
2. game
3. flexibility

Synonyms

• 遊(ゆう)戯(ぎ) (yūgi)

Descendants

• → Chinese: 阿搜比 (āsōubǐ)

References

• “^△遊び”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026