漢字道KANJIDO

12 strokesRadical

8Elementary year 312 strokesRadical
On
ユウ・ユ
Kun
あそ(ぶ)
Meaning
to play

Origin

ORIGIN

辶 (to go) + 斿 (phonetic 'yū') — to go out here and there, 'to play'.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ユウ遊戯・遊離・交遊
遊山
あそぶ遊ぶ・遊び

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 遊園地ゆうえんち

    amusement park

  • 回遊かいゆう

    swimming around, migration

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

友だちと 公園で 遊びます。

I play with my friends in the park.

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