泳
swim
JLPT N3 Grade 3 8 strokes
- Kun'yomi
- およ
- On'yomi
- エイ
- Radical
- 氵 · water (water (left-side radical))
泳 means "swim". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 8 strokes. It is read およ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and エイ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.
Example word
泳ぐ
to swim
泳 in example sentences
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さあ泳ごう。
Saa oyogou.
Let's swim.
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泳げますか。
Oyogemasu ka.
Can you swim?
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泳がないの？
Oyoganai no?
Don't you swim?
Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.
Stroke order & writing
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Words that use 泳
More 氵 (water) kanji
Common questions
- What does the kanji 泳 mean?
- 泳 means "swim". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
- How many strokes does 泳 have?
- 泳 is written in 8 strokes.
- How is 泳 read?
- It is read およ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and エイ in compounds (on'yomi).
- What JLPT level is 泳?
- 泳 is a JLPT N3 kanji.