遊ぶ

Meanings

1. to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to have a good time
2. to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)
3. to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused
4. to meet up (with friends); to hang out
5. to give oneself up (to gambling, drinking, etc.)

Part of speech: godan verb (ぶ), intransitive

Kanji

• 遊

  Meanings

  play

  On reading

  ユウ、ユ

  Kun reading

  あそ.ぶ、あそ.ばす

  Strokes

  12

Example sentences

• ２人の子供が通りで遊んでいた。

  There were two children playing on the street.

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• その機械は今遊んでいる。

  The machine is lying idle.

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