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遊あそぶ

Kana あそぶ Romaji asobu

JLPT N5 Common word

01

遊ぶ あそぶ · asobu

JLPT N5 Common word あすぶ (out-dated or obsolete kana usage)

01godan verb · intransitive

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to have a good time

03godan verb · intransitive

to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused

04godan verb · intransitive

to meet up (with friends); to hang out

05godan verb · intransitive

to give oneself up (to gambling, drinking, etc.)

06godan verb · intransitive

to go to (for pleasure or for study)

as 〜に遊ぶ

07godan verb · intransitive

08godan verb · intransitive

baseball

to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration

Examples

その機械は今遊んでいる。

The machine is lying idle.

Tatoeba #211540

2人の子供が通りで遊んでいた。

There were two children playing on the street.

Tatoeba #235456

遊びましょう。

Let's play.

Tatoeba #79198

02

荒ぶ すさぶ · susabu

進ぶ、遊ぶ

01godan verb · intransitive

to grow wild; to run to waste; to become degenerate

02godan verb · intransitive

to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to deteriorate (of skill)

03godan verb · auxiliary verb · intransitive

to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe

usu. after -masu stem

04godan verb · intransitive

Only 遊ぶ archaic

to do as one pleases; to amuse oneself; to play around

Source

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