水泳

すいえい

Swimming

N4noun·suiei

How to remember it

水 (water) + 泳ぎ (swimming) gliding through water.

Example sentences

  • 夏は水泳が楽しい。

    なつはすいえいがたのしい。

    Swimming is fun in summer.

  • 水泳の授業がある。

    すいえいのじゅぎょうがある。

    We have a swimming class.

Usage

Sino-Japanese noun; use 泳ぐ for the verb "to swim."

Related words

泳ぐプール水着

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