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Keyword
play
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig1126
Readings
あそ
(51%)
あす
(31%)
ゆう
(16%)
Composed of
方
way
𠂉
cow head
子
child
⻌
road
Mnemonic

A child wearing a fake cow head is playing on the road. "Which way did they go!?" he's asking himself out loud. Apparently he's "it" and is looking for all of the other kids in a weird game of bovine hide-and-seek.

Used in vocabulary (281 in total)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
278 more...
Examples (200 in total)
You must not play.
Can you find the time to play with our daughter?
Don't play here.
Let's play this game.
Don't play in this room.
Come on, let's play.
I used to play there.
Would you play with me?
Sometimes I work, and sometimes I play.
Let's play something.
Don't you like playing with me?
I thought you liked playing with me.
I want to play outside with my friends.
Let's go out and play.
Is it OK if I go outside and play?
The girls are playing.
It is very dangerous for children to play on the street.
I enjoy watching children play.
Children like playing outside.
Children should play outside.
The kids are playing outside.
He doesn't have any friends to play with.
He is playing here.
He is playing there.
He does not have anyone to play with.
He has no friend to play with.
He is playing outdoors.
He is playing in his room.
She was playing with her sister at that time.
We were watching the child at play.
We played and laughed.
I play with him.
Nobody wants to play with her.
I don't want to play.
It is dangerous to play in the street.
There were two children playing on the street.
That child wants a friend to play with.
Come and see me tomorrow.
Don't play in the forest after dark.
It's too dark to play outside.
I'd rather study than play today.
Can we play now and study afterward?
They like to play in the snow.
That kid likes playing with cats.
He is playing over there.
The dog is playing with the cat.
The cat is playing with the dog.
She is playing with her friends.
They didn't feel like playing any more.
They did not feel like playing any more.
My sister is playing with a doll.
My younger sister is playing with a doll.
My sister is playing with dolls.
Little girls like playing with dolls.
She is playing with a doll.
Don't play with that key!
We could not play owing to the rain.
We remembered the old days when we had played together.
I like to play in the garden.
I like playing in the yard.
My brother and sister are playing in the garden.
The cat is playing in the garden.
Please don't let the children play with knives.
I used to play with dolls a lot when I was a little girl.
There is enough room for us to play.
The children are playing in the snow.
Instead of watching television, the children played outside.
Children are playing at the back of the house.
You must not allow the children to play here.
Don't let the children play on the street.
What are the children doing? Are they sleeping or playing?
I used to play in this park.
Before that I played with my sister in the park.
Three children are playing in the park.
I used to play with my sister in the park.
We went to the park, and we played there.
The children were playing in the park.
Are the children playing in the park?
The children are playing in the park.
The mother insisted on her children not playing in the park after dark.
Children play in this park every day.
They may be playing in the park.
They were told to play in the nearby park.
We used to play in the park.
I went to the park to play.
Three children were playing in the park.
We played all together.
We know how completely engrossed children become in games.
It is dangerous for children to play near this pond.
I think it's dangerous for children to play in the pond.
I learned to study and play like my Japanese friends.
This isn't a game.
Life is not all fun and games.
Work is not the object of life any more than play is.
The teacher took part in the children's games.
Both work and play are important.
She participated in the children's games.
My daughter likes to play with dolls.
Play or study - the choice is yours.
It's not a game.
The children were playing in the middle of the street.
Come on, play with me, I'm so bored!
Please stop playing with your hat.
It was fun playing in the park.
Many children were playing in the park.
One of the children is studying, but the others are playing.
Children like playing more than studying.
The children played in the garden.
The children are at play in the garden.
He warned the children against playing in the street.
She warned the children against playing in the street.
There are some children playing in the park.
I'm playing with the computer.
When I was a kid, I used to often play in that park.
I used to play here as a child.
When I was a child, I played with my friends every day.
When I was a kid, I used to often play by myself.
When we were kids, we played together every day.
Mothers should keep their children from playing in the streets.
Never play on the road.
Don't play in the road.
Work and play are necessary to health.
Work and play are both necessary to health.
Children can play without danger here.
The young couple went to Kyoto for fun.
Children like to pretend to be adults when they play.
Children love playing on the beach.
We played on the beach.
Did you go abroad for pleasure or on business?
I played outside with everybody because the weather was good today.
It was such a fine day that many children were playing in the park.
Where do you want to go this summer vacation?
The children went to play in the park.
The children went out to play.
I have free time tomorrow, so I'm going hang out with my friends.
Where do you usually go to play?
We went to the park to play.
Before you go play, do your homework.
We play on Sunday.
Please come and see me any time.
Next time you come to see me, I will show you the book.
He sometimes comes to see me.
He used to come to see me on Sunday.
Is it all right if I come visit tomorrow?
He has a secret desire to play.
Come and see me whenever you want to.
Play with the cats.
Hundreds of boys are playing in the ground.
It took ten years to build the amusement park.
Where do you want to go today? An amusement park, or maybe a movie?
A group of children were playing in the park.
I'm going out with Lisa tonight.
Several children are playing on the beach.
A boy with a toy sword was playing by himself.
He was playing with a toy.
Don't play with that gun. It's not a toy.
The baby is playing with some toys.
Bill often plays with toys by himself.
The children are playing with toys.
Children play with toys.
The children are playing in the schoolyard.
The kids were playing in the schoolyard.
Nowadays children don't play outdoors.
Lucy came to see me three days ago.
Students spend a lot of time playing.
The children played outside until dark.
I know more or less about the rules of this game.
I spent the whole day playing with my kids.
Some children are playing on the grass.
It is dangerous for children to play in the street.
The children were playing in the backyard.
Let's play cards instead.
We played cards last night.
The children would play for hours on the beach.
He seldom comes to see me.
When I was young, I would play near that river.
Please come to my office any time.
I always hang out with friends on Fridays, since I have the next day off.
People are playing near the beach.
Children like playing on the beach.
Go play outside. It's a beautiful day.
It was raining hard, so we played indoors.
The girl is used to playing all by herself.
We went to Hawaii for pleasure.
Have fun, but don't get lost.
How much time every week do you spend doing fun stuff with your children?
Helen is playing in the yard.
The beach is an ideal place for children to play.
Tom wants to play.
I don't want to play with Tom.
Tom and Mary are playing together.
I was playing with Tom.
Do you want to play with Tom?
Tom is playing with his friends.
Tom is playing over there.
Tom is playing with his toys.
Is Tom still playing outside?
Tom is playing cards with Mary and John.
Tom is playing with Mary's cat.
Tom watched the squirrels play.