プール

ぷーる
noun
swimming pool
1. swimming pool
An artificial body of water for swimming.
プールで泳(およ)ぐ。
To swim in the pool.
学校(がっこう)にプールがあります。
There is a pool at school.
夏(なつ)はプールに行(い)きます。
I go to the pool in summer.

プール is a loanword from English "pool," referring to swimming pools.

TYPES:

  • 室内(しつない)プール: indoor pool
  • 屋外(おくがい)プール: outdoor pool
  • 温水(おんすい)プール: heated pool
  • 市民(しみん)プール: public municipal pool
  • 学校(がっこう)のプール: school pool

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • プールで泳(およ)ぐ: to swim in the pool
  • プールに行(い)く: to go to the pool
  • プール開(びら)き: pool opening (for the season)

IN JAPAN:
Most schools have pools, and swimming lessons are part of PE curriculum. Public pools (市民(しみん)プール) are common and affordable.

RELATED:

  • 泳(およ)ぐ: to swim
  • 水泳(すいえい): swimming
  • 水着(みずぎ): swimsuit
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Added 2026.1.11 19:10 · Revised 2026.1.28 20:06
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