The kanji 遊: meaning, readings and stroke order

遊

Meaning: play
On reading: ユウ yuu、ユ* yu
Kun reading: あそ（ぶ） asobu
Strokes: 12
Radical: 辵 walk
Level: Level 3 · grade 3

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: chơi (du)
Japanese: あそぶ。
Korean: 놀다 (유)
Chinese: 玩、玩耍 (游)

Readings, words and example sentences

ユウ yuu · on reading

遊ゆう園えん地ち
amusement park
日曜日に 遊ゆう園えん地ちへ行きます。
I am going to the amusement park on Sunday.

あそ（ぶ） asobu · kun reading

遊あそぶ
to play
公園で友だちと 遊あそびます。
I play with my friends in the park.

* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.