| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 遊び | あそび | playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect) |
| 遊説 | ゆうぜい | election tour, election campaign, stumping |
| 外遊 | がいゆう | foreign travel |
| 遊園地 | ゆうえんち | amusement park |
| 遊撃 | ゆうげき | raid, shortstop |
| 遊撃手 | ゆうげきしゅ | shortstop |
| 遊牧 | ゆうぼく | nomadism |
| 遊ぶ | あそぶ, あすぶ | to play, to enjoy oneself, to have a good time; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle, to do nothing, to be unused; to go to (for pleasure or for study); (in baseball) to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration |
| 遊ばす | あそばす | to let one play, to leave idle; to do |
| 遊び場 | あそびば | playground |