A place for children to play, often with equipment. Can also refer to a park or garden for leisure. More commonly encountered in the compound 遊園地 (amusement park).
Children are playing at the neighborhood playground.
This park is beautiful with flowers in spring.
公園 is the common everyday word for a public park, whereas 遊園 is a rarer, more formal term often implying a space designed for children's play.
place; point; part; spot; area; passage; portion · counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
children's playground; children's park
Standard kanji spelling. Often appears in compounds such as 遊園地 (amusement park).
Compound of 遊 (play, recreation) and 園 (garden, park). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is conventionally associated with a garden or park for leisure.