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VocabJLPT N3

(swimming) pool

NounSuru VerbTransitive VerbPlace

Definitions

1. (swimming) pool
2. pool (cue sport)
3. pooling (money, resources, etc.)

This loanword from English refers to a swimming pool. It is used for both indoor and outdoor pools for leisure or sport. In Japan, school pools are very common and summer pool visits are a familiar seasonal activity.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Don't jump in so fast — the pool's not going anywhere.

Sentence 2

My friend said, "The school pool is open again this year."

Sentence 3

Why is it that just the smell of a pool takes me straight back to summer?

Sentence 4

The attendant said, "Please do not run at the pool."

Sentence 5

Honestly, I just don't have the energy to go to the pool today…