Nihoner
表層形
平泳
ヒラオヨギ
名詞

平泳 (ヒラオヨギ)

Hiraoyogi · ひらおよぎ — breaststroke (swimming)

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平泳 in rōmaji: hiraoyogi.

名詞 普通名詞 一般 *
📝 平泳ぎ 🔤 * 📐 *
Updated: 2026年8月24日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
平泳
見出し語 (Lemma)
平泳ぎ
読み (Reading)
ヒラオヨギ
品詞 (POS)
名詞・普通名詞・一般・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
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活用形 (Conj. Form)
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表記 (Orthography)
平泳
読み・基本形
ヒラオヨギ
表記・基本形
平泳
見出し語の読み
ヒラオヨギ
💡 English Meaning

平泳 means “breaststroke (swimming)” — full definition & examples →

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ヒラオヨギ
Lemma: 平泳ぎ
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The surface form (平泳) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (平泳ぎ) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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