泳
Swim
On’yomi: えい
Kun’yomi: およ.ぐ
Radicals: Tsunami + Drop + Water
Meaning: Swim
Many drops of water gather together to turn into a giant tsunami, forcing you to swim for your life! Hard to believe how tiny little drops of water could create such a large tsunami, but you don’t have time to ponder it over. Swim! Swim away!
Think back to when you were a child, swimming in the sea. Remember how big the waves seemed back then? Probably seemed like a tsunami to you. Remember those family vacations and how you had to swim away from these massive tsunamis.
Reading: えい
Tides come in, and tides go out. Up, down, up down. What else goes up and down? Yo-yos (およ)! Yo-yos go up and down. Only these yo-yos you can swim in. Oh, and they’re wet too.
You probably played with a yo-yo when you were a kid too. Imagine yourself playing with one and make ocean noises in your head for the tide coming in and out. Whoosh, whoosh. You’re controlling the tides with the yo-yo!