泳 — swim
およぐ
泳
swim
およぐ
U+6CF3
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #1223
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #139
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- swim
Readings
- On'yomi
- えい ei
- Kun'yomi
- およ oyo
word
およ oyo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
えい ei On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
6 wordsEach dot is a word containing 泳: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 4 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Components
Composed of
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 氵 (water) provides the meaning. 永 (ei, eternal) gives the sound and suggests the long, flowing movement of swimming through water.