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JLPT N4 · Noun

遊び (asobi)

遊び (あそび, asobi) is a Japanese noun meaning “play; playing”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
あそび
Romaji
asobi
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. play; playing; game · noun
  2. pleasure; amusement; pastime; recreation; diversion · noun
  3. play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack · noun
  4. flexibility (in a performance, art, etc.); freedom · noun
  5. flyleaf · noun · abbreviation

Example sentences

今度の旅行は仕事じゃなくて遊びです。
Our next trip is for pleasure, not for work.
Tatoeba #172116

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 遊び

遊
playユウ・ユ・あそ.ぶ・あそ.ばす · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 遊び.

遊ぶあそぶto play (games, sports)遊園地ゆうえんちamusement park遊牧ゆうぼくnomadism

Source: JMdict entry 1542070 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.