JLPT N5 · Movement

泳ぐ

およぐ

to swim

Stroke order of 泳ぐ

2 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

泳 · 8 strokesぐ · 3 strokes

Memory trick

Water (氵) plus eternal (永): moving long in the water, swimming.

Parts: 泳 swim (氵 water + 永) + ぐ

The characters in 泳ぐ

ぐぐ — gu (3 strokes)

Example sentence

夏に海で泳ぎます。

なつにうみでおよぎます。

I swim in the sea in summer.

Words with 泳

More words: Movement

遊ぶto play 飛ぶto fly; to jump 乗るto ride; to get on 降りるto get off 渡るto cross 曲がるto turn 登るto climb 急ぐto hurry 上がるto go up; to rise 下がるto go down; to fall 並ぶto line up 落ちるto fall; to drop 遅れるto be late

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