遊 具(ゆうぐ)

ゆうぐ

noun

playground equipment; play apparatus

tool leisure

1. playground equipment; play apparatus

Equipment installed in parks and playgrounds for children to play on, such as swings, slides, jungle gyms, and seesaws.

公園(こうえん)の遊具(ゆうぐ)で子(こ)どもが遊(あそ)んでいる。

Children are playing on the playground equipment in the park.

古(ふる)い遊具(ゆうぐ)は危険(きけん)なので撤去(てっきょ)された。

The old playground equipment was removed because it was dangerous.

新(あたら)しい遊具(ゆうぐ)が設置(せっち)されて、子(こ)どもたちは大喜(おおよろこ)びだ。

New playground equipment was installed and the children are delighted.

Usage

A compound of 遊(ゆう) (play) and 具(ぐ) (tool/equipment). Used as a general term for all types of playground structures. Individual pieces of equipment have their own names: ブランコ (swings), 滑(すべ)り台(だい) (slide), ジャングルジム (jungle gym), シーソー (seesaw).

Common collocations

遊具(ゆうぐ)で遊(あそ)ぶ (to play on playground equipment)
遊具(ゆうぐ)を設置(せっち)する (to install playground equipment)
遊具(ゆうぐ)の点検(てんけん) (inspection of playground equipment)
遊具(ゆうぐ)を撤去(てっきょ)する (to remove playground equipment)

Similar words

おもちゃ: toy — handheld playthings, not fixed structures
遊(あそ)び道具(どうぐ): play tools — broader, includes toys and games

Related Words

Compare: おもちゃ (toy)

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Added 2026.3.18 17:05 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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