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

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

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)