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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: float, swim

Kunyomi: あそ.び, あそ.ぶ, およ.ぐ

Onyomi: ユウ, リュウ

Composition: 氵 方 𠂉 子

游

Radical

Radical: 水

Meaning: water

Reading: みず

Frequency: 1,595

Alternative forms:

氵(alt radical position hen)氺

水

Examples

Onyomi Examples

遊撃 (ユウゲキ) raid, military attack by a mobile unit, hit-and-run attack, search-and-kill mission, search-and-destroy mission, military action without a predetermined target, attacking the enemy or assisting allies as the opportunity arises, shortstop, short

遊泳 (ユウエイ) swimming, bathing, getting on in the world

浮遊 (フユウ) floating, drifting, suspension, wandering (about)

回遊 (カイユウ) excursion, round trip, seasonal migration (of fish, etc.)

Kunyomi Examples

泳ぐ (およぐ) to swim, to struggle through (a crowd), to make one's way through the world, to get along (in life), to totter, to lose one's balance

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