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)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.