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Kanji Detail for 遊 - "play, enjoy, travel"

  • Meaning

    遊 means "play, enjoy, travel."

    1. Play - To engage in recreation.

    2. Enjoy - To have fun; to amuse oneself.

    3. Travel - To journey; to wander.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    play

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    wander, roam, travel

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to walk; to tour; to roam; to travel

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    sto wander, to travel, to roam

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Going to scenic places to enjoy and refresh oneself. Such as 遊山 (visit mountains), 遊園 (visit gardens). Also all traveling far is called 遊. Such as 遊學 (study abroad), 遊幕 (serve on staff). | Mutual visiting. Such as saying 交遊甚廣 (having wide social circles). Meaning having many friends. | Using surprising or delightful words to move listeners is called 遊說 (lobbying). Such as during the Warring States period, Su Qin and Zhang Yi lobbying feudal lords.
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Sentences including

  • A friend comes to play at our house tomorrow.

  • I work hard and play hard.

  • I am busy now and can't play with you.

  • Let's play.

  • He is on the town.

  • Come and see me from time to time.

  • My son is just idling.

  • Cats like playing in the sun.

  • She came to see me the other day.

  • I prefer working to doing nothing.

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