Word Meaning 泳がす

およがす oyogasu

泳がす is read as およがす (oyogasu) and means to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them).

Meaning

English

  1. to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them)
  2. to leave at large
  3. to move about in the air (e.g. one's arms)
  4. to wave about
  5. to make (someone) stumble forward
  6. to make stagger
  7. to make lurch
  8. to let (someone) swim

Reading

Kana

およがす

Romaji

oyogasu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 148490 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

泳ぐ

およぐ

to struggle through (a crowd)

泳ぎ

およぎ

swimming

泳者

えいしゃ

a swimmer

泳力認定

えいりょくにんてい

swimming ability certification

泳力

えいりょく

swimming ability

泳ぎ方

およぎかた

way of swimming

泳がせ捜査

およがせそうさ

controlled delivery

水泳

すいえい

swimming

遠泳

えんえい

long-distance swimming

平泳ぎ

ひらおよぎ

breaststroke (swimming)

背泳ぎ

せおよぎ

backstroke (swimming)

遊泳

ゆうえい

getting on in the world