Kanji

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: float, swim

Kunyomi: あそ.び あそ.ぶ およ.ぐ

Onyomi: ユウ リュウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: water

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