あそ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, ぶ, intransitive)
1. to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to have a good time
2. to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)
3. to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused
4. to meet up (with friends); to hang out
5. to give oneself up (to gambling, drinking, etc.)
6. to go to (for pleasure or for study)
as 〜に遊ぶ
7. to tease (somebody); to play (with)
8. to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration
Kanji used
play
Pitch accent
そぶ
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Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
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
to play outside (out of doors)
to play in a group
Examples (120 in total)
I don't want to play.
Don't play here.
Would you play with me?