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Kanji Detail for 游 - "swim, play"
游
- Meaning
游 means "swim, play."
Swim - To float in water.
Play - To amuse oneself; to enjoy; to travel around.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
float; swim
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
to swim; float, drift; wander, roam
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname You
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to wander, to travel, to tour, to roam
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To float and move. As in 游泳 (swimming). The upper and lower reaches of a river are also called 上游 and 下游. | Things without foundation and constantly changing are called 游. As in 游務, meaning without fixed purpose. | Enjoying things to please the spirit is called 游. The Analects says: "Let yourself wander in the arts" (游於藝). | Being at leisure. People without regular occupation are called 游民 (vagabonds). | 優游 (Yu-yu). A contented appearance. | [Character explanation] Today often used interchangeably with 遊. See "遊."
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