海水浴(かいすいよく)

かいすいよく
noun
sea bathing, swimming in the sea
1. sea bathing, swimming in the sea
The activity of swimming or bathing in the ocean, typically for recreation. A common summer activity in Japan.
夏(なつ)は海水浴(かいすいよく)に行(い)きたい。
I want to go swimming in the sea in summer.
家族(かぞく)で海水浴(かいすいよく)を楽(たの)しんだ。
We enjoyed swimming in the sea as a family.
この近(ちか)くに海水浴(かいすいよく)ができるビーチはありますか。
Is there a beach near here where you can swim?

海水浴(かいすいよく) refers to the recreational activity of swimming or playing in the ocean, especially during summer.

FORMATION:

海水(かいすい) (seawater) + 浴(よく) (bathing). The suffix ～浴(よく) appears in other bathing-related words:

  • 日光浴(にっこうよく): sunbathing
  • 入浴(にゅうよく): bathing
  • 森林浴(しんりんよく): forest bathing

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 海水浴(かいすいよく)に行(い)く: to go sea bathing
  • 海水浴(かいすいよく)を楽(たの)しむ: to enjoy sea bathing
  • 海水浴場(かいすいよくじょう): a public swimming beach
  • 海水浴(かいすいよく)客(きゃく): beachgoers

CULTURE:
Sea bathing season in Japan typically runs from mid-July to late August. 海水浴場(かいすいよくじょう) are officially designated beaches with lifeguards and facilities, and many close outside the designated season.

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Added 2026.2.12 8:06 · Revised 2026.3.28 13:11
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