JLPT N5 Beginner
泳ぐ
To swim; to navigate through a crowd or society; to be unsteady or have wandering eyes.
Readings
Other forms
泳ぎます polite form
泳いで te-form
泳いだ plain past
泳げる potential form
游ぐ rare kanji
1 Verb (Godan, Intransitive)
To swim
Propelling the body through water using the arms and legs.
Example
週末 は 海 で 泳ぎたい です 。
I want to swim in the ocean this weekend.
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2 Verb (Godan, Intransitive)
To navigate / Get through
Skillfully making one’s way through a crowd or navigating worldly affairs.
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3 Verb (Godan, Intransitive)
To be shifty / Unsteady
Wavering physically or exhibiting restless, shifting eye movements due to distress.
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