プレイ

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word プレイ. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word プレイ, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say プレイ in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word プレイ you have here. The definition of the word プレイ will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofプレイ, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Japanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English play.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

プレイ • (purei) 

  1. (gaming, sports) play
  2. (sex) acting out of a fetish; engaging in a fetish
    デリヘル嬢(じょう)とのプレイ ― deriheru-jō to no purei ― doing kinky things with a deriheru girl
    羞(しゅう)恥(ち)プレイ ― shūchi purei ― erotic humiliation
    女(じょ)装(そう)プレイ ― josō purei ― crossdressing
    おむつプレイ ― omutsu purei ― wearing diapers
    ネカマプレイ ― nekama purei ― roleplaying as the opposite sex online
    ローションプレイ ― rōshon purei ― lotion play
    露(ろ)出(しゅつ)プレイ ― roshutsu purei ― exhibitionism
    野(や)外(がい)プレイ ― yagai purei ― not wearing undergarments in public

Derived terms

Verb

プレイする • (purei suru) suru (stem プレイし (purei shi), past プレイした (purei shita))

  1. (gaming, sports) to play
    ミランでプレイする
    Miran de purei suru
    to play at Milan

Conjugation

Conjugation of "プレイする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") プレイし purei shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") プレイし purei shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") プレイする purei suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") プレイする purei suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") プレイすれ purei sure
Meireikei ("imperative") プレイせよ¹
プレイしろ² 		purei seyo¹
purei shiro²
Key constructions
Passive プレイされる purei sareru
Causative プレイさせる
プレイさす 		purei saseru
purei sasu
Potential プレイできる purei dekiru
Volitional プレイしよう purei shiyō
Negative プレイしない purei shinai
Negative continuative プレイせず purei sezu
Formal プレイします purei shimasu
Perfective プレイした purei shita
Conjunctive プレイして purei shite
Hypothetical conditional プレイすれば purei sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ “プレイ”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia