遊戯

See also: 游戏, 游戲, and 遊戲

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
ゆう
Grade: 3

Grade: S
kan’on kan’yōon
Alternative spelling
遊戲 (kyūjitai)

/jiu ki//jiuɡi//juːɡi/

From Middle Chinese compound 遊戲 (MC jɨu hˠiᴇ).

Pronunciation

Noun

(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

Verb

(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

Etymology 2

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 jɨu hˠiᴇ), or a shift from yūgi above, utilizing the goon-reading of ke instead of ki/gi. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) うげ [yùúgé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [jɯ̟ᵝːɡe̞]

Noun

(ゆう)() (yūge) いうげ (iuge)?

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

Verb

(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

Etymology 3

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 jɨu hˠiᴇ), attested in Heian period literature.

Noun

()() 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
  • 遊戯(ゆげ)三昧(ざんまい) (yuge-zanmai)

Proper noun

()() (Yuge) 

  1. a surname

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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