泳ぐ | Japanese meaning

泳ぐ【およぐ】

Frequency rank: 3,217. – 3,219.

Godan verb with 'gu' ending; intransitive verb

to swim
to struggle through (a crowd)
to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life)
to totter; to lose one's balance

Forms

泳ぐ【およぐ】Frequency rank: 3,217. – 3,219.
游ぐ【およぐ】
およぐFrequency rank: 52,627. – 54,043.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to swim

This meaning refers to the action of swimming in water.

。

I saw someone swimming in the sea.

to struggle through (a crowd)

This meaning denotes pushing or moving through a crowd to get to a certain place.

。

I struggled through the crowd to move forward.

to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life)

The word is used to describe navigating through life's challenges and obstacles.

。

She has managed to get through tough situations.

to totter; to lose one's balance

This meaning signifies staggering or stumbling, usually due to a lack of balance.

、。

He swayed a bit and then lost his balance.

Generated collocations (experimental)

the act of swimmingto swim freelyto swim fastswimming styleto swim in the seato swim in the poolin order to swimto go swimmingto teach swimmingto challenge oneself to swimto struggle through a crowdto navigate through life

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

きごう（おもに主にどうぶつ動物がきごう）すいちゅう水中をじりき自力で、すいてい水底にふれない触れないようにいどう移動する．.
ふらふらと、うごき動きがさだまらない定まらない．.きごう（れい例きごう）め目がおよぐ泳ぐ．.
きごう（おもに主にれいぶん例文のようほう用法できごう）じゆうに自由にうごく動く．.きごう（れい例きごう）はんにん犯人をおよがせる泳がせる．.

Wiktionary

Example sentences

429 results

1. きごう？

The water temperature's still low so you're not going to swim, are you?

Tatoeba

2. 。

Let's try and swim against the current.

Tatoeba

3. 。

Naked boys were swimming in the river.

Tatoeba

4. 。

Swimming at night is dangerous.

Tatoeba

5. 、。

Since it'll be hot tomorrow, we'll go swimming.

Tatoeba

6. 。

I can swim across the river.

Tatoeba

7. 、。

My father could swim well when he was young.

Tatoeba

8. 。

My father allowed me to go swimming.

Tatoeba

9. 。

My father allowed me to go swimming.

Tatoeba

10. 。

It was mad of him to try to swim in the icy water.

Tatoeba

She made it in a total of 19 hours and 55 minutes, which is shorter than the previous record by 10 hours.

Tatoeba

12. 。

She told me how to swim.

Tatoeba

13. 。

She told me how to swim.

Tatoeba

14. 。

She watched the children swimming in the pool.

Tatoeba

15. 。

She swam across the wide river.

Tatoeba

16. 、。

She grew up near the sea, yet she hates swimming.

Tatoeba

17. 。

She is good at swimming.

Tatoeba

18. 。

She went there to swim.

Tatoeba

19. 。

She doesn't know how to swim.

Tatoeba

20. 。

She tried to swim.

Tatoeba

泳ぐ【およぐ】

Frequency rank: 3,217. – 3,219.

Godan verb with 'gu' ending; intransitive verb

to swim
to struggle through (a crowd)
to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life)
to totter; to lose one's balance

Forms

泳ぐ【およぐ】Frequency rank: 3,217. – 3,219.
游ぐ【およぐ】
およぐFrequency rank: 52,627. – 54,043.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to swim

This meaning refers to the action of swimming in water.

。

I saw someone swimming in the sea.

to struggle through (a crowd)

This meaning denotes pushing or moving through a crowd to get to a certain place.

。

I struggled through the crowd to move forward.

to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life)

The word is used to describe navigating through life's challenges and obstacles.

。

She has managed to get through tough situations.

to totter; to lose one's balance

This meaning signifies staggering or stumbling, usually due to a lack of balance.

、。

He swayed a bit and then lost his balance.

Generated collocations (experimental)

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

きごう（おもに主にどうぶつ動物がきごう）すいちゅう水中をじりき自力で、すいてい水底にふれない触れないようにいどう移動する．.
ふらふらと、うごき動きがさだまらない定まらない．.きごう（れい例きごう）め目がおよぐ泳ぐ．.
きごう（おもに主にれいぶん例文のようほう用法できごう）じゆうに自由にうごく動く．.きごう（れい例きごう）はんにん犯人をおよがせる泳がせる．.

Wiktionary

Example sentences

429 results

1. きごう？

The water temperature's still low so you're not going to swim, are you?

Tatoeba

2. 。

Let's try and swim against the current.

Tatoeba

3. 。

Naked boys were swimming in the river.

Tatoeba

4. 。

Swimming at night is dangerous.

Tatoeba

5. 、。

Since it'll be hot tomorrow, we'll go swimming.

Tatoeba

6. 。

I can swim across the river.

Tatoeba

7. 、。

My father could swim well when he was young.

Tatoeba

8. 。

My father allowed me to go swimming.

Tatoeba

9. 。

My father allowed me to go swimming.

Tatoeba

10. 。

It was mad of him to try to swim in the icy water.

Tatoeba

She made it in a total of 19 hours and 55 minutes, which is shorter than the previous record by 10 hours.

Tatoeba

12. 。

She told me how to swim.

Tatoeba

13. 。

She told me how to swim.

Tatoeba

14. 。

She watched the children swimming in the pool.

Tatoeba

15. 。

She swam across the wide river.

Tatoeba

16. 、。

She grew up near the sea, yet she hates swimming.

Tatoeba

17. 。

She is good at swimming.

Tatoeba

18. 。

She went there to swim.

Tatoeba

19. 。

She doesn't know how to swim.

Tatoeba

20. 。

She tried to swim.

Tatoeba

泳

N33

意swim

訓およ.ぐ

音エイ

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游

意float; swim

訓あそ.び、あそ.ぶ、およ.ぐ

音ユウ、リュウ

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