遊び

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
遊
あそ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 遊(あそ)ぶ (asobu).

Pronunciation

Noun

遊(あそ)び • (asobi) 

  1. play
  2. game
  3. flexibility

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → Chinese: 阿搜比 (āsōubǐ)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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