# 遊 — Play

Frequency rank 764 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 暗 (Dark), less common than 底 (Bottom).

- On’yomi: ゆう
- Kun’yomi: あそ
- Radical: 辵 Walk (Kangxi 162)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

On the run radical below, a child goes in every direction above -- a child running in every direction at once is at play.

In words:

- 遊ぶ あそぶ — to play,to make a visit
- 遊び あそび — play
- 遊牧 ゆうぼく — nomadism

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