Kanji
Readingあそ
Frequency51%
Used in (73 in total)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
playmate; playfellow
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
nightlife; night amusements
word game; wordplay; playing with words
bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about
chasing after women; womanizing
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
to tire of playing; to become tired after playing
playing with balls (e.g. football, playing catch, etc.)
enjoying oneself on a river (e.g. boating, swimming, fishing)
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
playing in the sand
playing in the snow
plaything; playing (with a toy); gambling; activity using hand-gestures (esp. playing games or singing songs)
playful; sportive; pleasure-seeking; pleasure seeker; playful person
chasing after men
playmate; companion; friend to play with
boating; sailing
to idle away one's time
playing in the mud; playing with mud
ritual performance (usually around New Year) to pray for a successful rice harvest in the coming year
playing outside
playful age; heyday of youth
outing; picnic; excursion
desire for money for one's enjoyment (as an alleged motive for theft, fraud, etc.)
being entertained by a geisha
game; pastime; recreation; diversion
playing in the sea
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
gathering shellfish, crabs, etc. on the seashore
song and dance performed as an offering to the gods
making things out of dirt (for fun)
(private) geisha entertainment; being entertained by one or more geisha (in a tea house or traditional Japanese restaurant)
playing in the mud; playing with mud
to play outside (out of doors)
I beg your pardon
action rhymes; song sung (by children) as part of a game
polite language used by women
prank; evil pleasures; gambling
to play in a group
(children's) play clothes; playsuit; leisurewear; leisure clothes; sports coat; sportswear
idle funds; idle money
playing with dolls displayed on the Girl's Festival
(private) geisha entertainment; being entertained by one or more geisha (in a tea house or traditional Japanese restaurant)
filled pause (e.g. um, er); filler word
paint sniffing; thinner sniffing; glue sniffing (huffing)
ne-no-hi-no-asobi; collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
study hard and play hard
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to entertain; to leave idle; to not make use of; to let go to waste
straggling hair; loose hairs
being entertained by a maiko (geisha apprentice)
Azuma-asobi (ancient Japanese dance suite that originated in eastern Japan)