游

12 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

float, swim

Kun'yomi
  • あそび
  • あそぶ
  • およぐ
    		to swim ②to struggle through (a crowd) ③to make one's way through the world ④to totter
On'yomi
  • ユウ
  • リュウ

Main Radical

水(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ユウ 99.1%
およぐ 0.9%

Character Breakdown

float, swim
ユウ　およ.ぐ　リュウ (Kentei 1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
to swim, to move freely, to rove
ヨウ　ヨ　リュウ
flags flying, streamers
direction, person, alternative
ホウ　かた　なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン　マン　よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
こ　シ　ス (1st, N5)
complete, finish
リョウ　さとる (8th, N2)

Common Words

ゆう
游
ぎょ
魚
fish swimming about in water
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References

Unicode hex code 6E38
JIS X 0208 1-62-66
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2620
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3232
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 614
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 750
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1574
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17792
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a8.10
Four corner code 3814.7