NichiDict

泳ぐ

N5
およぐ
游ぐ
[oyogu]
Illustration for 泳ぐ

Meanings

1.GodanIntransitive

to swim

2.GodanIntransitive

to struggle through (a crowd)

3.GodanIntransitive

to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life)

4.GodanIntransitive

to totter; to lose one's balance

Examples

海で泳ぐのが好きだ。

I like swimming in the sea.

子どもの頃よくプールで泳いだ

I often swam in the pool when I was a kid.

向こう岸まで泳げるかどうか挑戦してみた。

I challenged myself to see whether I could swim to the other shore.