8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3

swim

Kun'yomi
  • to swim ②to struggle through (a crowd) ③to make one's way through the world ④to totter
On'yomi
  • エイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

およ 75.8%
エイ 24.2%

Character Breakdown

swim
およ.ぐ エイ (3rd, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
eternity, long, lengthy
エイ なが.い え (5th, N2)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
water
みず スイ み (1st, N5)

Common Words

to swim ②to struggle through (a crowd) ③to make one's way through the world ④to totter
swimming ②getting on in the world
to let (someone) swim ②to make (someone) stumble forward ③to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them) ④to move about in the air (e.g. one's arms)
breaststroke (swimming)
backstroke (swimming)
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References

Unicode hex code 6CF3
JIS X 0208 1-17-43
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2520
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3090
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 327
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 385
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1198
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 562
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17328
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 232
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1208
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1271
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 352
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 680
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 252
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 293
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 193
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1168
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 138
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a5.14
Four corner code 3313.2
De Roo Code 342