Kanji

泳

泳

swim

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

エイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

およぐ

Common Readings

エイ, およ…ぐ

Example sentences

泳ぐ およぐ
彼 は 海 で 泳ぐ の が 得意 です 。

He is good at swimming in the sea.

危険 きけん
この 川 で 泳ぐ の は 危険 です 。

It is dangerous to swim in this river.

水泳 すいえい
夏休み は 毎日 プール で 水泳 の 練習 を しています 。

During summer vacation, I practice swimming at the pool every day.

上半身 じょうはんしん
彼 は 水泳 を している ので 、 上半身 が がっしり している 。

Since he swims, his upper body is well-built.

泳ぎ およぎ
泳ぎ が 上手 です ね

You are good at swimming, aren't you?

Example Vocabulary

泳ぐ

およぐ

to swim

水泳

すいえい

swimming

目を泳がせる

めをおよがせる

泳ぎ

およぎ

swimming

泳がす

およがす

遊泳

ゆうえい

泳ぎ回る

およぎまわる

競泳

きょうえい

平泳ぎ

ひらおよぎ

競泳水着

きょうえいみずぎ

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