遊

音読おんよみ: ユウ

訓読くんよみ: あそ

画数かくすう: 12 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 辶(しんにょう)

Meaning

Play / Enjoy / Travel

  • 遊園地ゆうえんち — amusement park
  • 遊学ゆうがく — studying abroad
  • 遊歩道ゆうほどう — promenade, walkway
  • 外遊がいゆう — overseas trip (esp. by a diplomat)

遊 is a phono-semantic compound: the part with 斿 gives the sound, and 辶 (movement radical) gives the meaning of "wandering or moving." Together, they reflect the idea of playful movement or free activity.

子供達こどもたちが公園こうえんあそんでいます。
The children are playing in the park.

夏休なつやすみに遊園地ゆうえんちきました。
I went to an amusement park during summer vacation.

泳
Creates
遊泳ゆうえい — swimming
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