JLPT N5 vocabulary
遊ぶ: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
あそぶ0Heiban · flat
Godan verb (u-verb)
Meaning
- to play games, enjoy oneself, have a good time
- to mess about with alcohol, gambling, philandering, etc.
- to be idle, do nothing, be unused
- to meet up with friends, hang out
- to give oneself up to gambling, drinking, etc.
- to go somewhere for pleasure or study
- to tease someone, play with someone
- (baseball) to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration

Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 遊ぶ | 遊 |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 遊 | 遊 |
| Polite presentます形 | 遊 | 遊 |
| Polite pastました形 | 遊 | 遊 |
| Te-formて形 | 遊 | 遊 |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 遊 | 遊 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 遊 | 遊 |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 遊 | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 遊 | 遊 |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 遊 | 遊ぶ |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 遊 | 遊 |
| Passive受身形 | 遊 | 遊 |
| Make / let使役形 | 遊 | 遊 |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 遊 | 遊 |
Example sentences
もっとたくさん遊びたいなあ。
I want to play more..
またこちらへ来た折には遊びに来ますね。
I'll drop by again when I come here.
彼は遊ぶこととなると本当に楽しそうだ。
When it comes to playing, he looks really happy.