Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to swim.
  2. to struggle through (a crowd).
  3. to make one's way through the world, to get along (in life).
  4. to totter, to lose one's balance.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
泳ぐ およぐ
 
游ぐ およぐ

Contained Kanji 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)