Kanji 泳: swim

Key takeaways

Kanji 泳: swim. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

泳

Meaning

swim

On reading

エイ

Kun reading

およ.ぐ

Radical

水

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 泳

swim

Kanji structure breakdown

泳

Structure breakdown

氵 + 永

Mnemonic story

Swimming is the act of moving through water (氵) for a long (永) distance. Imagine someone swimming in water that flows eternally.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

エイ

水泳すいえい
swimming

Kun reading

およ.ぐ

泳ぐおよぐ
to swim

Commonly used words

水泳
すいえい
swimming
泳ぐ
およぐ
to swim

Example sentences

Example 1

夏に海で泳ぎました。

Translation

I swam in the sea during summer.

Example 2

彼は泳ぎがとても上手です。

Translation

He is very good at swimming.

Example 3

夏に海で水泳をします。

Translation

I swim in the sea during summer.

Example 4

学校で水泳の授業があります。

Translation

There is a swimming class at school.

Kanji 泳: swim

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Kun reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

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