Illustration: In a neighborhood swimming pool, an adult swimmer moves down a lane with one arm reaching forward and the other pulling through the water. Their body lies horizontally at the surface, legs kicking behind them and leaving a broken trail of bubbles.

JLPT N5verbLevel estimated by Bebop

泳およぐ

oyogu

to swim

Example sentences

  1. この湖みずうみで泳およぐのは危険きけんだと思おもうんだ。

    I think it is dangerous to swim in the lake.

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  2. 彼かれは泳およげる。

    He can swim.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 泳およげますか。

    Can you swim?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 泳

  • 泳swimOnエイKunおよぐ

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