遊ぶ (Asobu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to play (games, sports), to enjoy oneself, to have a good time, to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to have a good time
- godan verb, intransitive verbto mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be idle; to do nothing; to be unused
- godan verb, intransitive verbto meet up (with friends); to hang out
- godan verb, intransitive verbto give oneself up (to gambling, drinking, etc.)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto go to (for pleasure or for study)as 〜に遊ぶ
Examples
遊びましょう。
Let's play.
遊ぶよりはまず仕事。
Business before pleasure.
絶対に道路で遊ぶな。
Never play on the road.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).