泳(およ)ぎ

およぎ
noun
swimming, swim
1. swimming, swim
The activity or act of swimming. The noun form of 泳ぐ.
彼(かれ)は泳(およ)ぎが上手(じょうず)だ。
He is good at swimming.
夏(なつ)は海(うみ)で泳(およ)ぎを楽(たの)しむ。
I enjoy swimming in the sea in summer.
子供(こども)の頃(ころ)から泳(およ)ぎを習(なら)っていたので、今(いま)でも得意(とくい)だ。
I've been learning to swim since childhood, so I'm still good at it.
2. swimming style, stroke
A particular way of swimming.
犬(いぬ)かきの泳(およ)ぎ。
The doggy paddle swimming style.
クロールの泳(およ)ぎが一番(いちばん)速(はや)い。
The freestyle stroke is the fastest.
平泳(ひらおよ)ぎと背泳(せおよ)ぎでは泳(およ)ぎ方(かた)がまったく違(ちが)う。
The way you swim is completely different between breaststroke and backstroke.

泳(およ)ぎ is the noun form of 泳(およ)ぐ (to swim).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 泳(およ)ぎが上手(じょうず)/下手(へた) (good/bad at swimming)
  • 泳(およ)ぎを楽(たの)しむ (to enjoy swimming)
  • 〜の泳(およ)ぎ (~ style of swimming)

SWIMMING STYLES:

  • 平泳(ひらおよ)ぎ (breaststroke)
  • 背泳(せおよ)ぎ (backstroke)
  • 犬(いぬ)かき (doggy paddle)
  • クロール (freestyle/front crawl)
  • バタフライ (butterfly)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 泳(およ)ぎ: swimming (as activity or skill)
  • 水泳(すいえい): swimming (sport, formal)

Related Words

Related: 泳(およ)ぐ (to swim (verb))
Related: 水泳(すいえい) (swimming (sport))
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Added 2026.1.11 15:43 · Revised 2026.2.26 9:54
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