遊戯

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See also: 游戏, 游戲, and 遊戲

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
ゆう
Grade: 3

Grade: S
kan'on kan'yōon
Alternative spelling
遊戲 (kyūjitai)
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/jiu ki//jiuɡi//juːɡi/

From Middle Chinese compound 遊戲 (MC yuw xje).

Pronunciation

Noun

(ゆう)() (yūgiいうぎ (iugi)?

  1. a game
    Synonym: 遊び (asobi)
  2. a play (activity for amusement, especially for the young)
    Synonym: お遊戯 (o-yūgi)
Derived terms

Verb

(ゆう)()する (yūgi suruいうぎ (iugi)?suru (stem (ゆう)() (yūgi shi), past (ゆう)()した (yūgi shita))

  1. to play (a game)
    Synonym: 遊ぶ (asobu)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ゆう
Grade: 3
け > げ
Grade: S
kan'on goon
Alternative spelling
遊戲 (kyūjitai)

/jiu ke//jiuɡe//juːɡe/

Possibly from Middle Chinese compound 遊戲 (MC yuw xje), or a shift from yūgi above, utilizing the goon-reading of ke instead of ki/gi. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

(ゆう)() (yūgeいうげ (iuge)?

  1. (uncommon) Same as ゆうぎ (yūgi) above

Verb

(ゆう)()する (yūge suruいうげ (iuge)?suru (stem (ゆう)() (yūge shi), past (ゆう)()した (yūge shita))

  1. (uncommon) Same as ゆうぎ (yūgi) above
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
け > げ
Grade: S
goon
Alternative spelling
遊戲 (kyūjitai)

/jiu ke//juke//juɡe/

Likely the oldest borrowing from Middle Chinese 遊戲 (MC yuw xje), attested in Heian period literature.

Noun

()() or 遊戯(ゆけ) (yuge or yuke

  1. a game
  2. an amusement
  3. (Buddhism) freedom, said of the Buddha, bodhisattvas, or other enlightened beings
    Synonym: 遊化 (yuke)
Derived terms

Proper noun

()() (Yuge

  1. a surname

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN