The Japanese word for to swim is
泳ぐ
およぐ - oyogu
Japanese Definition
| swim | |
| 1. 動詞. およぐ。 | |
| 2. 動詞. めまいがする。 | |
| 3. 名詞. 泳ぐこと。水泳。 | |
| Let's go for a swim tomorrow. | |
| 明日泳ぎに行こう。 | |
| 4. 名詞. めまい。 | |
| 5. 名詞. 時勢。時流。 | |
| We must be in the swim. | |
| 我々は時流に乗ってゆかねばならない。 |
Translations for swim and their definitions
| 泳ぎ | |
| 1. n. swimming |
| 泳ぐ | |
| 1. v. to swim | |
| 昨日、私はジムで５キロ泳ぎました。 - Yesterday I swam 5 kilometers at the gym. | |
| ここで泳げる。 - We can swim here. | |
| 泳ぐことができない。 - I cannot swim. | |
| 2. v. to act freely while being monitored (in the possibility that one will do something incriminating); (used in the causative 泳がす、泳がせる) | |
| 容疑者を泳がせる - to let a suspect swim → to monitor a suspect |
| 水泳 | |
| 1. n. swimming | |
| 水泳部 - swimming club | |
| 2. v. swim |
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Pronunciation
(oyogu)
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