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遊 means 'play'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 682   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-16    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 30    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 135 words   Used in 227 words   Used in 411 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ユ   ユウ
Kun
   あそ play
Kun    あそばす
Name    あす   う
⿺   () move   the man knows the way to make the child  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 遊 is used 9 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 遊 is used 217 times, read 3 ways.
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noun
amusement park
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ユ : 6 words FIND ALL
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noun
excursion; outing; picnic
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あそ : 61 words FIND ALL
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. playing
2. play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)  (often written with kana only)
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An additional 9 less common words include 遊 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 424 (originally: 402)  Joy o' Kanji : 402  Key to Kanji: 1028 

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ユ   ユウ   あそ play   
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the man knows the way to make the child
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ホウ   かた way, direction   
シ   ス   こ child   
move
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