11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3
play
Kun'yomi
あ そ ぶ to play (games, sports) ②to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.) ③to be idle ④to meet up (with friends) あ そ ば す to let (someone) play ②to leave idle ③to do
On'yomi
ユウ ユ
Nanori
あす う
Character Breakdown
play
あそ.ぶ ユウ あす (3rd, N3)
to swim, to move freely, to rove
ヨウ ヨ リュウ
flags flying, streamers
Common Words
to play (games, sports) ②to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.) ③to be idle ④to meet up (with friends)
play ②pleasure ③play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel) ④flexibility (in a performance, art, etc.)
References
| Unicode hex code | 904A |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-45-23 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 4726 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 6093 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 3142 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 3896 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 2008 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 2709 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1047 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1126 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 728 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 1809 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 587 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 38994P |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 402 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 1003 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1040 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 326 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 962 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 424 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 411 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 196 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 712 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1056 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 2q8.3 |
| Four corner code | 3830.4 |
| De Roo Code | 447 |