泳 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
- On
- エイ
- Kun
- およ(ぐ)
- Meaning
- swim
Origin
氵 (water) + 永 (sound, long) — moving a long way through water: to swim.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| エイ | 泳法・水泳・背泳 |
|---|---|
| およぐ | 泳ぐ・泳ぎ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 水泳すいえい
swimming
- 泳法えいほう
swimming style
Example
夏に 海で 泳ぎます。
I swim in the sea in summer.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)