See also: 游戏, 游戲, and 遊戲

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
ゆう
Grade: 3

Grade: S
kan’on kan’yōon
Alternative spelling
遊戲 (kyūjitai)
 
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/jiu ki//jiuɡi//juːɡi/

From Middle Chinese compound 遊戲 (MC yuw xje).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ゆう)() (yūgiいうぎ (iugi)?

  1. a game
    Synonym: 遊び (asobi)
  2. a play (activity for amusement, especially for the young)
    Synonym: お遊戯 (o-yūgi)
Derived terms
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Verb

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(ゆう)()する (yūgi suruいうぎ (iugi)?suru (stem (ゆう)() (yūgi shi), past (ゆう)()した (yūgi shita))

  1. to play (a game)
    Synonym: 遊ぶ (asobu)
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
ゆう
Grade: 3
け > げ
Grade: S
kan’on goon
Alternative spelling
遊戲 (kyūjitai)

/jiu ke//jiuɡe//juːɡe/

Possibly from Middle Chinese compound 遊戲 (MC yuw xje), or a shift from yūgi above, utilizing the goon-reading of ke instead of ki/gi. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ゆう)() (yūgeいうげ (iuge)?

  1. (uncommon) Same as ゆうぎ (yūgi) above

Verb

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(ゆう)()する (yūge suruいうげ (iuge)?suru (stem (ゆう)() (yūge shi), past (ゆう)()した (yūge shita))

  1. (uncommon) Same as ゆうぎ (yūgi) above
Conjugation
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Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
け > げ
Grade: S
goon
Alternative spelling
遊戲 (kyūjitai)

/jiu ke//juke//juɡe/

Likely the oldest borrowing from Middle Chinese 遊戲 (MC yuw xje), attested in Heian period literature.

Noun

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()() or 遊戯(ゆけ) (yuge or yuke

  1. a game
  2. an amusement
  3. (Buddhism) freedom, said of the Buddha, bodhisattvas, or other enlightened beings
    Synonym: 遊化 (yuke)
Derived terms
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Proper noun

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()() (Yuge

  1. a surname

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN