あそび
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. playing
2. play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
Pitch accent
そび
Top 46100
Used in vocabulary (61 in total)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
playing alone
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
playing in the snow
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
playground
word game; wordplay; playing with words
bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water
playing with balls (e.g. football, playing catch, etc.)
action rhymes; song sung (by children) as part of a game
nightlife; night amusements
word game; wordplay; playing with words
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 spend all of one's time in idle amusement
plaything; toy
to tire of playing; to become tired after playing
to idle away one's time
outing; picnic; excursion
being entertained by a geisha
game; pastime; recreation; diversion
gathering shellfish, crabs, etc. on the seashore
playmate; playfellow
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
enjoying oneself on a river (e.g. boating, swimming, fishing)
playing in the sand
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
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
playtime; recess
song and dance performed as an offering to the gods
playing in the sea
gathering shellfish, crabs, etc. on the seashore
making things out of dirt (for fun)
child's play
playing in the mud; playing with mud
(private) geisha entertainment; being entertained by one or more geisha (in a tea house or traditional Japanese restaurant)
prank; evil pleasures; gambling
playing with dolls displayed on the Girl's Festival
(children's) play clothes; playsuit; leisurewear; leisure clothes; sports coat; sportswear
seesaw (game)
paint sniffing; thinner sniffing; glue sniffing (huffing)
filled pause (e.g. um, er); filler word
(private) geisha entertainment; being entertained by one or more geisha (in a tea house or traditional Japanese restaurant)
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)
being entertained by a maiko (geisha apprentice)
prostitute
prostitute
Azuma-asobi (ancient Japanese dance suite that originated in eastern Japan)
Examples (15 in total)
It's not a game.
Both work and play are important.
Life is not all fun and games.