遊戯

Etymology 1
→ →

From compound.

Noun

 * 1) a game
 * 2) a play activity for amusement, especially for the young
 * 1) a play activity for amusement, especially for the young

Derived terms

 * : indoor game (e.g. go, shogi, mahjong, etc)
 * : indoor game (e.g. go, shogi, mahjong, etc)
 * : indoor game (e.g. go, shogi, mahjong, etc)
 * : indoor game (e.g. go, shogi, mahjong, etc)
 * : indoor game (e.g. go, shogi, mahjong, etc)
 * : indoor game (e.g. go, shogi, mahjong, etc)
 * : indoor game (e.g. go, shogi, mahjong, etc)
 * : indoor game (e.g. go, shogi, mahjong, etc)

Verb

 * 1) to play a game

Etymology 2
→ →

Possibly from compound, or a shift from yūgi above, utilizing the -reading of ke instead of ki/gi.

Noun

 * 1)  Same as  above

Verb

 * 1)  Same as  above

Etymology 3
→ ↔

Likely the oldest borrowing from, attested in  literature.

Noun

 * 1) a game
 * 2) an amusement
 * 3)  freedom, said of the Buddha, bodhisattvas, or other enlightened beings