# 泳 — Swim

Frequency rank 1562 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 嘆 (Sigh), less common than 乏 (Scarce).

- On’yomi: えい
- Kun’yomi: およ
- Radical: 水 Water (Kangxi 85)
- Frequency path: Level XII of XX

A tsunami (氵) crashes into eternity (永) — you must swim for an eternity to survive the endless wave.

In words:

- 泳ぐ およぐ — to swim
- 泳ぎ およぎ — swimming
- 泳ぎ方 およぎかた — way of swimming

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