遊び (Asobi) is a Japanese noun meaning “play, playing, game, pleasure”.
Meanings
- nounplay; playing; game
- nounpleasure; amusement; pastime; recreation; diversion
- nounplay (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel)
- nounflexibility (in a performance, art, etc.); freedom
- nounflyleaf
Examples
遊びは終わりだ。
Fun and games are over.
私は遊びつかれた。
I am tired from playing.
勉強も遊びも大事だ。
Both work and play are important.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).