遊
遊 — Play
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On’yomiユウ (yuu)
On’yomiユ (yu)
Kun’yomiあそぶ (asobu)
Kun’yomiあそばす (asobasu)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 遊
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遊び | あそび asobi | play; playing; game |
| 遊説 | ゆうぜい yuuzei | election tour; election campaign; stumping |
| 外遊 | がいゆう gaiyuu | foreign travel |
| 遊園地 | ゆうえんち yuuenchi | amusement park |
| 遊撃 | ゆうげき yuugeki | raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack |
| 遊撃手 | ゆうげきしゅ yuugekishu | shortstop; short |
Study notes
遊 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #941 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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