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泳 — swim

泳 means “swim”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: エイ (ei). Kun'yomi: およ(ぐ) (oyogu). You'll see it in words such as 泳ぐ (oyogu, “to swim”).

泳
Stroke order of 泳
Meaning
swim
On'yomi
エイ (ei)
Kun'yomi
およ(ぐ) (oyogu)
Strokes
8
Level
JLPT N3 · set Moving 2

How to remember 泳

Water (氵) that goes on for ever (永): swim.

Sounds like 永: both read エイ.

Parts: 氵 water · 永 eternal

Words with 泳

WordReadingMeaning
泳ぐおよぐ oyogu kunto swim
泳ぎおよぎ oyogi kunswimming

Don't confuse it with

More in the “Moving 2” set

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