Play
"Play" in Japanese
プレイ
purei
(sexual roleplaying)
戯曲
gikyoku
(theatrical performance)
演劇
engeki
(theatrical performance)
遊び
asobi
(playful activity)
えんそうする
ensō suru
(produce music using a musical instrument (transitive sense))
叩く
tataku
(produce music using a musical instrument (transitive sense))
吹く
fuku
(produce music using a musical instrument (transitive sense))
奏でる 弾く
kanaderu
(produce music using a musical instrument (transitive sense))
流す
nagasu
(use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording)
演ずる
enzuru
(act in a performance)
演奏する
ensō suru
(produce music using a musical instrument (intransitive sense))
遊ぶ
asobu
(act in a manner such that one has fun)
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