水泳|すいえいsuiei[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N4approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbswimming
    水泳すいえいが私の楽たのしみの1つです。↗
    Swimming is one thing I enjoy.
Conjugation
Dictionary form水泳する(すいえいする)
Polite (masu)水泳します(すいえいします)
Negative (nai)水泳しない(すいえいしない)
polite (masen)水泳しません(すいえいしません)
classical zu / nu水泳せず・水泳せぬ(すいえいせず・すいえいせぬ)
Past (ta)水泳した(すいえいした)
polite (mashita)水泳しました(すいえいしました)
Past negative (nakatta)水泳しなかった(すいえいしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)水泳しませんでした(すいえいしませんでした)
Te form水泳して(すいえいして)
Potential水泳できる(すいえいできる)
Passive水泳される(すいえいされる)
Causative水泳させる(すいえいさせる)
Causative passive水泳させられる(すいえいさせられる)
Conditional (ba)水泳すれば(すいえいすれば)
tara水泳したら(すいえいしたら)
Volitional水泳しよう(すいえいしよう)
polite (mashou)水泳しましょう(すいえいしましょう)
Imperative水泳しろ(すいえいしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym泳ぎおよぎNeutralSwimming or the skill of swimming, as in 「泳ぎが得意」; more colloquial than 「水泳」.
  • Synonym遊泳ゆうえいWrittenWritten word for swimming, also figuratively for getting on in the world; typical of notices such as 「遊泳禁止」.
  • RelatedスイミングCasualKatakana loanword for swimming, common in colloquial speech; the usual word for swim classes, as in 「スイミングスクール」.
  • Related水練すいれんWrittenWritten word for swimming training; 「畳の上の水練」 (practice on tatami) is a metaphor for theory without real practice.
  • Related水浴びみずあびNeutralBathing, showering, or playing in water rather than the sport, as in 「象の水浴び」; not a word for swimming as exercise.

「水泳」 is the default for swimming as a sport or subject. In casual speech use 「泳ぎ」, for swim classes 「スイミング」, for playing or bathing in water 「水浴び」, and on written notices 「遊泳」, as in 「遊泳禁止」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 人間にんげんが、主おもに娯楽ごらく又またはスポーツとして、水中すいちゅうを泳およぐこと。
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