← Dictionary
泳
swim
N2On: えいKun: およ
Memory Aid
The right part of the kanji, 永, visually represents a person doing graceful strokes, moving through the water radical (氵) on the left.
Vocabulary
泳ぐおよぐto swim
水泳すいえいswimming (the sport)
遠泳えんえいlong-distance swim
平泳ぎひらおよぎbreaststroke
Example Sentences
彼は毎日プールで泳ぎます。
He swims in the pool every day.
水泳は全身運動です。
Swimming is a full-body exercise.
子供の頃、よく川で泳ぎました。
When I was a child, I often swam in the river.
彼女は速く泳ぐことができます。
She can swim fast.