Moto 遊: PlayKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ユウ、ユ
- Kun'yomi
- あそ(ぶ)、あそ(ばす)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 271 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ユウ・ユ)
- 遊説ゆうぜいelection tour; election campaign
- 外遊がいゆうforeign travel
- 遊園地ゆうえんちamusement park
- 遊撃ゆうげきraid; military attack by a mobile unit
- 遊撃手ゆうげきしゅshortstop; short
- 遊牧ゆうぼくnomadism
- 遊歩ゆうほwalk; promenade
- 浮遊ふゆうfloating; drifting
- 遊覧ゆうらんsightseeing
- 交遊こうゆうfriendship; companionship
- 吟遊詩人ぎんゆうしじんtroubadour; minstrel
- 周遊しゅうゆう(circular) tour; round trip
- 回遊かいゆうexcursion; round trip
- 園遊会えんゆうかいgarden party
- 西遊さいゆうwestward trip; trip to the West
- 遊休ゆうきゅうidle; unused
- 遊女ゆうじょprostitute; harlot
- 遊学ゆうがくstudying abroad; travelling to study
- 遊山ゆさんexcursion; outing
- 遊戯ゆうぎgame; play
- 遊技ゆうぎgames; pastimes
- 遊泳ゆうえいswimming; bathing
- 遊興ゆうきょうmerrymaking (esp. wine and women); pleasures
- 遊郭ゆうかく(licensed) red light district
- 遊離ゆうりseparation; isolation
- マクロファージ遊走阻止因子マクロファージゆうそうそしいんしmacrophage migration inhibitory factor; MMIF
- 三遊間さんゆうかんthe hole (between third and short); area between the third baseman and shortstop
- 不純異性交遊ふじゅんいせいこうゆうillicit sexual relationship
- 二遊間にゆうかんbetween short and second; middle
- 児童遊園じどうゆうえんplayground; children's park
- 児童遊園地じどうゆうえんちchildren's playground; amusement park for children
- 全国遊説ぜんこくゆうぜいnationwide election campaign
- 内遊星ないゆうせいinner planet
- 再遊さいゆうrevisit
- 周遊券しゅうゆうけんexcursion ticket
- 回胴式遊技機かいどうしきゆうぎきslot machine
- 回遊式庭園かいゆうしきていえんstroll garden with a central pond; large garden best enjoyed by walking around it
- 回遊性かいゆうせいnavigability; accessibility
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 遊びあそびplaying
- 遊び場あそびばplayground
- 夜遊びよあそびnightlife; night amusements
- 水遊びみずあそびbathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water
- 火遊びひあそびplaying with fire
- 遊ばすあそばすto let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused
- 遊び相手あそびあいてplaymate; playfellow
- 遊ぶあそぶto play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself
- ことば遊びことばあそびword game; wordplay
- こども遊びこどもあそびchild's play
- ごっこ遊びごっこあそびgame of make-believe; child's play
- ご免遊ばせごめんあそばせI beg your pardon
- もて遊ぶもてあそぶto play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with
- よく学びよく遊べよくまなびよくあそべstudy hard and play hard
- シンナー遊びシンナーあそびpaint sniffing; thinner sniffing
- シーソー遊びシーソーあそびseesaw (game)
- ボール遊びボールあそびplaying with balls (e.g. football, playing catch, etc.)
- 一人遊びひとりあそびplaying alone
Other readings
- お座敷遊びおざしきあそび(private) geisha entertainment; being entertained by one or more geisha (in a tea house or traditional Japanese restaurant)
- 口遊むくちずさむto hum (a tune); to sing to oneself
- 吹き遊ぶふきすさぶto blow fiercely; to rage
- 周遊切符しゅうゆうきっぷexcursion ticket
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