遊泳・游泳|ゆうえいyuuei[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbswimming; bathing
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbgetting on in the world
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 遊泳する(ゆうえいする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 遊泳します(ゆうえいします) |
| Negative (nai) | 遊泳しない(ゆうえいしない) |
| polite (masen) | 遊泳しません(ゆうえいしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 遊泳せず・遊泳せぬ(ゆうえいせず・ゆうえいせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 遊泳した(ゆうえいした) |
| polite (mashita) | 遊泳しました(ゆうえいしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 遊泳しなかった(ゆうえいしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 遊泳しませんでした(ゆうえいしませんでした) |
| Te form | 遊泳して(ゆうえいして) |
| Potential | 遊泳できる(ゆうえいできる) |
| Passive | 遊泳される(ゆうえいされる) |
| Causative | 遊泳させる(ゆうえいさせる) |
| Causative passive | 遊泳させられる(ゆうえいさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 遊泳すれば(ゆうえいすれば) |
| tara | 遊泳したら(ゆうえいしたら) |
| Volitional | 遊泳しよう(ゆうえいしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 遊泳しましょう(ゆうえいしましょう) |
| Imperative | 遊泳しろ(ゆうえいしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym水泳すいえいNeutralThe most common word for swimming as a sport or in lessons; 「遊泳」 leans toward signs and written prose, plus the figurative sense of getting on in the world.
- SynonymスイミングNeutralLoanword for swimming, used mainly for classes, as in 「スイミングスクール」.
- Related泳ぐおよぐNeutralThe verb for swimming, also figuratively for making one's way in the world; the everyday spoken choice.
- Related泳ぎおよぎNeutralNoun for swimming or one's swimming technique, as in 「泳ぎが上手」.
- Related水練すいれんWrittenWritten word for swimming training, often in the phrase 「畳の上の水練」.
For swimming as a sport say 「水泳」, for the action say 「泳ぐ」, for lessons 「スイミング」. 「遊泳」 itself turns up mostly in signs like 「遊泳禁止」 and figurative phrases like 「政界遊泳術」; 「泳ぎ」 names the act or style, 「水練」 is written for training.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


