寒中水泳 Swimming in the Middle of Winter

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/06/2008 - 13:41

寒中水泳

swimming in the middle of winter; a midwinter swim

The word:	Closer look at the kanji:	B = Beginner \| I = Intermediate \| A = Advanced
寒中水泳 kan chuu sui ei swimming in the middle of winter; a midwinter swim	寒 kan cold 中 chuu middle, in the midst of 水 sui water 泳 ei swimming	寒い samui - cold (weather) [B] 勉強中 benkyou chuu - while studying, in the midst of studying [I] 水中 sui chuu - underwater [I] 水曜日 sui you bi - Wednesday [B]

At last! Harolds induction to the Polar Bear Club will be complete...

SUGGESTED USAGE:

趣味ですか？読書と切手収集と寒中水泳です。
shumi desu ka? dokusho to kitte shuushuu to kanchuusuiei desu.
My hobbies? They are reading books, collecting stamps and swimming in the dead of winter.

ABOUT SUGGESTED USAGE:

趣味 shumi - hobby
趣味ですか？ shumi desu ka? - The person is repeating a question asked to himself.
読書 doku sho - reading books
切手 kitte - postal stamp
切手収集 kitte shuu shuu - collecting stamps