遊 — kanji meaning “play”
遊
play
- Meanings
- play
- On'yomi
- ユウ (yuu)、ユ (yu)
- Kun'yomi
- あそ.ぶ、あそ.ばす
- Name readings
- あす、う
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #941 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 162
- Chinese reading
- yóu — Chinese character page
Words with 遊
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遊び | あそび asobi | play; playing; game |
| 遊ぶ | あそぶ asobu | to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to have a good time |
| 遊戯 | ゆうぎ yuugi | play; playing; game |
| 浮遊 | ふゆう fuyuu | floating; drifting; suspension |
| 周遊 | しゅうゆう shuuyuu | (circular) tour; round trip; excursion |
| 外遊 | がいゆう gaiyuu | foreign travel |
| 遊び場 | あそびば asobiba | playground; play space |
| 遊撃 | ゆうげき yuugeki | raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack |
| 遊休 | ゆうきゅう yuukyuu | idle; unused; fallow |
| 遊説 | ゆうぜい yuuzei | election tour; election campaign; stumping |
| 遊覧 | ゆうらん yuuran | sightseeing |
| 回遊 | かいゆう kaiyuu | excursion; round trip |
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