あそ
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. playing
2. play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
Kanji used
play
Pitch accent
そび
Top 2500
Used in vocabulary (70 in total)
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 come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
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
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
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
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
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
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
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
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
outing; picnic; excursion
to idle away one's time
being entertained by a geisha
game; pastime; recreation; diversion
playing in the sea
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
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
word game; wordplay; playing with words
action rhymes; song sung (by children) as part of a game
prank; evil pleasures; gambling
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
(children's) play clothes; playsuit; leisurewear; leisure clothes; sports coat; sportswear
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)
(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)
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.