Kanji

What does the kanji 泳 mean?

泳 means swim. On'yomi エイ. Kun'yomi およ.ぐ.

Quick facts
On'yomiエイ
Kun'yomiおよ.ぐ
Strokes8
Main radical水
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
On'yomi エイKun'yomi およ.ぐ
N3 · estimated, JLPT framework8 strokes

swim

Memory hook

In the water (氵), moving on and on (永) forwards — SWIM.

Main radical

水water 4 strokes

Stroke order · 8 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.