水すい泳えい

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水泳する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

General term for swimming as an activity or sport. Used as a noun or with する to mean 'to swim'.

水すい泳えいをするto swim / do swimming
夏なつ休やすみは毎まい日にち水すい泳えいをした。
I swam every day during summer vacation.
水すい泳えいが得とく意いだto be good at swimming
彼かれは水すい泳えいが得とく意いで、大たい会かいでよく優ゆう勝しょうする。
He's good at swimming and often wins competitions.
水すい泳えいを習ならうto take swimming lessons
娘むすめは3歳さいから水すい泳えいを習ならっている。
My daughter has been taking swimming lessons since she was three.
水すい泳えいの授じゅ業ぎょうswimming class (at school)
今日きょうは水すい泳えいの授じゅ業ぎょうがある。
We have swimming class today.

泳およぐN5
泳ぐ is the basic verb 'to swim' used for the action itself, while 水泳 is the noun for swimming as an activity or sport, often paired with する.
スイミング
スイミング is a casual loanword often used for children's swimming lessons (スイミングスクール), while 水泳 is the standard, more formal term used in schools and sports.
泳およぎN3
水泳 is the formal or sport-context word for swimming, while 泳ぎ is the casual, everyday noun for the act or skill of swimming.
海かい水すい浴よくN2
水泳 refers to swimming in general, such as in a pool, while 海水浴 specifically means bathing or swimming in the sea for recreation.

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競きょう泳えい
水泳 is the general term for swimming as an activity, while 競泳 specifically refers to swimming as a competitive race or sport event.
遠えん泳えい
水泳 is the general word for swimming, while 遠泳 specifically refers to swimming a long distance.

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Compound of 水 (water) and 泳 (swim).