Play
A Game, Playing
noun, verbal noun
All day long you play and play, because you love play. There's nothing better than a game!
遊戯 is a formal term for play or playing. It's often used for structured play, especially the kind organized for young children in kindergarten or daycare, where the games involve music, movement, and simple routines. You'll also see it in terms like 遊戯施設 (play facilities).
This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.
お遊戯
children's play, children's games
遊戯室
playroom
遊戯施設
play facility
遊戯王
Yu-Gi-Oh, King of Games
言葉の遊戯
wordplay
子供の遊戯
children's play
神の遊戯
divine play, divine games
一種の遊戯
a kind of play
遊戯をする
to engage in play
遊戯を行う
to engage in play
遊戯を披露する
to perform a little routine, to put on a little performance
遊戯を教える
to teach a game, to teach a little routine
遊戯を楽しむ
to enjoy play
園児たちが音楽にあわせてお遊戯会の練習をしています。
The kindergarteners are practicing for their performance, moving along to the music.
このホテルは子供向けの遊戯施設が充実していて、子連れ家族に人気があります。
This hotel has excellent play facilities for children and is popular with families traveling with kids.
人間同士の争いなど、結局は神の遊戯にすぎないのかもしれない。だが、もしこれが神の遊戯だとすれば、あまりにも残酷すぎはしないか。
Conflicts between humans may be nothing more than a game of the gods.
And yet, if this is their game, is it not unbearably cruel?
『遊☆戯☆王』は、さまざまな「遊戯」を通じて勝負や心理戦が繰り広げられる物語で、特にカードゲームを中心に展開される作品です。
"Yu-Gi-Oh!" is a story where intense battles and psychological duels unfold through various games, with card games in particular being at the center.