How to Say "Swimming Pool" in Japanese

プール

pūru[pɯ̟ːɾɯ̟]

The English phrase "swimming pool" is translated into Japanese as プール (pūru). Wiktionary also lists スイミングプール (suimingu pūru).

Meaning: pool for swimming (noun)

Ways to say it

“swimming pool” in Japanese
Japanese	Romanization (Wiktionary)	IPA
プール	pūru	[pɯ̟ːɾɯ̟] (narrow)
スイミングプール	suimingu pūru	[sɨimʲĩŋɡɯ̟pɯ̟ːɾɯ̟] (narrow)

The term refers to a pool used for swimming.

プール is a loanword from the English word "pool".

The shortened form プール is much more common in daily conversation than the full loanword スイミングプール.

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Many Japanese public pools require visitors to take a full soap shower before entering the プール, a custom derived from the strict etiquette of Japanese sentō and onsen baths.
In Japanese schools, students are often required to wear specific school pool attire, such as the sukumizu swimsuit, which has become a recognizable cultural trope in anime and manga.
The English word 'pool' became so integrated that it is written in Katakana as プール, but it does not imply a liquid 'pool' in other contexts, such as a pool of light.

プールがあるの？
Is there a swimming pool?
Tatoeba #11455486 by bunbuku, translation #12754521 by CK
プールはありません。
We don't have a swimming pool.
Tatoeba #5886964 by rocky6959, translation #2542150 by CK
プールに石を投げるな。
Don't throw stones into the swimming pool.
Tatoeba #8218485 by Tanikaz, translation #8216096 by CK
明日はプールに行く？
Want to go to the pool tomorrow?
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陽葵 Himari

このプールの水は温かい？
Kono pūru no mizu wa atatakai?
Is the water in this pool warm?
陽太 Yota

うん、陽葵、泳ぎやすいよ。
Un, Himari, oyogiyasui yo.
Yeah, Himari, it's easy to swim in.
陽葵 Himari

じゃあ、陽太、泳ごう！
Jā, Hinata, oyogō!
Then, Hinata, let's swim!
陽太 Yota

いいよ、準備するね。
Ii yo, junbi suru ne.
Okay, I'll get ready.

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