遊び
Meanings
Noun
1. play; playing; game
2. pleasure; amusement; pastime; recreation; diversion
3. play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel)
4. flexibility (in a performance, art, etc.); freedom
5. flyleaf (Abbreviation)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
あそび
Used in vocabulary
火遊び
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; playing around (with someone); flirting; having an affair
Noun
遊び人
playboy; libertine; profligate; debauchee; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler; freeloader
Noun
手遊び
plaything; playing (with a toy); gambling; activity using hand-gestures (esp. playing games or singing songs)
Noun
田遊
ritual performance (usually around New Year) to pray for a successful rice harvest in the coming year
Noun
Examples50
今度
Our next trip is for pleasure, not for work.
彼女
She likes word games.
人生
Life is not all fun and games.
勉強
Both work and play are important.
遊び
Play or study - the choice is yours.
遊び
Fun and games are over.