スイスイ

Also written すいすい

Meanings

1. Adverb lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly
2. (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily

Example sentences

• ヤンマがすいすいと水の上を進んでいた。
  The dragonfly was skimming across the water.
• ペンギンって、陸上ではヨチヨチのイメージだけど、水の中ではスイスイとカッコよく泳ぐんだね。
  Penguins look strange when they waddle on land, but the way they swim so smoothly through the water is pretty cool.
• バイクはいいなあ、渋滞の中でもすいすいと通り抜けられて。
  Motorbikes are nice. You can move smoothly even through a traffic jam.
• トムは魚の様にスイスイ泳げます。
  Tom can swim like a fish.

Word lists

• Onomatopoeia

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