泳ぐ

およぐ

To swim

N5verb·oyogu

How to remember it

泳 carries the 水 (water) radical — moving through water.

Example sentences

  • 夏は海で泳ぎます。

    なつはうみでおよぎます。

    In summer I swim in the sea.

  • 子どもたちがプールで泳いでいます。

    こどもたちがプールでおよいでいます。

    The children are swimming in the pool.

Usage

Godan (u) verb, intransitive; takes で for the place swum.

Related words

プール浮く

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