Word Meaning 泳ぐ

およぐ oyogu

泳ぐ is read as およぐ (oyogu) and means to struggle through (a crowd).

Meaning

English

  1. to struggle through (a crowd)
  2. to swim
  3. to make one's way through the world
  4. to get along (in life)
  5. to totter
  6. to lose one's balance

Reading

Kana

およぐ

Romaji

oyogu

Writing Variants

  • 游ぐ およぐ oyogu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 7024 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

泳ぎ

およぎ

swimming

泳者

えいしゃ

a swimmer

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

競泳

きょうえい

competitive swimming

日本水泳連盟

にほんすいえいれんめい

Japan Swimming Federation

国際水泳連盟

こくさいすいえいれんめい

International Swimming Federation

Example Sentences

10

He is afraid of swimming.

I can swim fast.

Swimming is fun for me.

It is fun to swim in the sea.

It's a great spot for swimming.

I love swimming.

He swims every morning.

Swimming is easy.

Tom is able to swim well.

Ken is a good swimmer.