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遊び, あそび
1. play, playing, game
2. pleasure, amusement, pastime, recreation, diversion
3. play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel)
4. flexibility (in a performance, art, etc.), freedom
See 遊び紙, Abbreviation
5. flyleaf
今度の旅行は仕事じゃなくて遊びです。
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遊ぶ, あそぶ, あすぶ
Conjugated: 遊び
Godan verb, Intransitive
1. to play (games, sports), to enjoy oneself, to have a good time
2. to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)
3. to be idle, to do nothing, to be unused
4. to meet up (with friends), to hang out
5. to give oneself up (to gambling, drinking, etc.)
その機械は今遊んでいる。
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荒ぶ, 進ぶ, 遊ぶ, すさぶ
Conjugated: 遊び
Godan verb, Intransitive, See 荒む・1
1. to grow wild, to run to waste, to become degenerate
2. to become rough (of art, craft, etc.), to lose refinement, to deteriorate (of skill)
Auxiliary verb, usu. after -masu stem
3. to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.), to become more severe
Only 遊ぶ, Archaism
4. to do as one pleases, to amuse oneself, to play around
火遊び, 火あそび, ひあそび
Takes suru
1. playing with fire
Idiomatic expression
2. doing something dangerous
3. playing around (with someone), flirting, having an affair
その子はライターで火遊びをしていた。
水遊び, みずあそび
Takes suru, Intransitive
playing in the water (sea, lake, river, etc.), playing with water
田遊び, 田遊, たあそび
Shinto term
ritual performance (usually around New Year) to pray for a successful rice harvest in the coming year
東遊び, 東遊, あずまあそび
Archaism
Azuma-asobi (ancient Japanese dance suite that originated in eastern Japan)
遊び着, 遊着, あそびぎ
1. (children's) play clothes, playsuit, rompers
2. leisurewear, leisure clothes
3. sports coat, sportswear
遊び歩く, あそびあるく
Godan verb, Intransitive
to walk about, to go out (here and there), to gad about