Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 3

JLPT level: N3

941 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: play

Kunyomi: あそ.ぶ あそ.ばす

Onyomi: ユウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: しんにょう

Meaning: walk

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

園地(ゆうえんち)   amusement park

説(ゆうぜい)   election campaign

物見山(ものみゆさん)   a pleasure trip

ぶ(あそぶ)   play [v.i.]

Onyomi Examples

ユウゲキ raid, military attack by a mobile unit, hit-and-run attack, search-and-kill mission, search-and-destroy mission, military action without a predetermined target, attacking the enemy or assisting allies as the opportunity arises, shortstop, short

園地 ユウエンチ amusement park

フユウ floating, drifting, suspension, wandering (about)

ガイユウ foreign travel

ユウゲキ raid, military attack by a mobile unit, hit-and-run attack, search-and-kill mission, search-and-destroy mission, military action without a predetermined target, attacking the enemy or assisting allies as the opportunity arises, shortstop, short

園地 ユウエンチ amusement park

Kunyomi Examples

あそぶ to play (games, sports), to enjoy oneself, to have a good time, to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.), to be idle, to do nothing, to be unused, to meet up (with friends), to hang out, to give oneself up (to gambling, drinking, etc.), to go to (for pleasure or for study), to tease (someone), to play (with), to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration

ゆうし gossamer, heat haze, shimmer of hot air

ばす あそばす to let (someone) play, to keep (someone) amused, to entertain, to leave idle, to not make use of, to let go to waste, to do, to do