meaning of kanji
- water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)
- fluid (esp. in an animal tissue)
- liquid
- flood
- floodwaters
- water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
- break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
| hiragana | みず |
drawing of kanji | 水 |
reading of kanji | mi zu |
definition
Noun
- water supply, water system, water
- 水源を提供する施設
- (a facility that provides a source of water)
- the town debated the purification of the water supply 町は給水の浄化について討論した
- first you have to cut off the water まず給水を止めなくてははらない
- water
- 大部分の動植物の生命に必要な液体
- (a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants)
- he asked for a drink of water 彼は一杯の水を頼んだ
- water, h2o
- 透明で無色、無臭、無味の液体として室温にて起きる二元化合物
- (binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid)
- water
- かつて宇宙を構成する4つの要素の1つとされた（エムペドクレス）
- (once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles))
meaning of kanji
- water supply
- water service
- waterworks
- channel
- strait
- water course
- waterway
| hiragana | すいどう |
drawing of kanji | 水道 |
reading of kanji | sui dou |
meaning of kanji
- water quality
| hiragana | すいしつ |
drawing of kanji | 水質 |
reading of kanji | su i si tu |
meaning of kanji
- water well
| hiragana | いど |
drawing of kanji | 井戸 |
reading of kanji | i do |
meaning of kanji
- to bury (e.g. in the ground)
- to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall)
- to cause to be packed
- to plug (a gap)
- to stop (a gap)
- to bridge (a difference, a gap)
- to fill (a seat, a vacant position)
- to fill out
- to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.)
- to make amends
- to compensate for
- to put cold water (in a bath)
- to cover
- to scatter something over
| hiragana | うめる |
drawing of kanji | 埋める |
reading of kanji | umeru |
meaning of kanji
- water supply
| hiragana | きゅうすい |
drawing of kanji | 給水 |
reading of kanji | kyuu sui |
meaning of kanji
- water level
| hiragana | すいい |
drawing of kanji | 水位 |
reading of kanji | su ii |
meaning of kanji
- water tank
- cistern
- fish tank
- aquarium
| hiragana | すいそう |
drawing of kanji | 水槽 |
reading of kanji | sui sou |
meaning of kanji
- water damage
- flood disaster
| hiragana | すいがい |
drawing of kanji | 水害 |
reading of kanji | sui gai |
meaning of kanji
- water shortage
| hiragana | かっすい |
drawing of kanji | 渇水 |
reading of kanji | kaxtu sui |
meaning of kanji
- waters
- water area
| hiragana | すいいき |
drawing of kanji | 水域 |
reading of kanji | sui iki |
meaning of kanji
- water temperature
| hiragana | すいおん |
drawing of kanji | 水温 |
reading of kanji | sui on |
meaning of kanji
- irrigation water
- water for fire
- city water
- cistern water
| hiragana | ようすい |
drawing of kanji | 用水 |
reading of kanji | yousu i |
meaning of kanji
- call
- summons
- paging
- curtain call
- usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.
- telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached
- box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
- high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period)
- unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
| hiragana | よびだし |
drawing of kanji | 呼び出し |
reading of kanji | yobi da si |
meaning of kanji
- fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
| hiragana | たんすい |
drawing of kanji | 淡水 |
reading of kanji | tansu i |
meaning of kanji
- drawing water from river or lake
- water intake
| hiragana | しゅすい |
drawing of kanji | 取水 |
reading of kanji | syusu i |
meaning of kanji
- waterfowl
- water bird
- shorebird
| hiragana | すいちょう |
drawing of kanji | 水鳥 |
reading of kanji | sui tyou |
meaning of kanji
- to pour (into)
- to sprinkle on (from above)
- to water (e.g. plants)
- to pour onto
- to spray
- to shed (tears)
- to concentrate one’s energy (strength, attention, etc.) on
- to devote to
- to fix (one’s eyes) on
- to flow into (e.g. of a river)
- to run into
- to drain into
- to fall (of rain, snow)
- to pour down
| hiragana | そそぐ |
drawing of kanji | 注ぐ |
reading of kanji | sosogu |
meaning of kanji
- water system
- river system
- drainage system
| hiragana | すいけい |
drawing of kanji | 水系 |
reading of kanji | su ike i |
meaning of kanji
- hydraulic power
- water power
| hiragana | すいりょく |
drawing of kanji | 水力 |
reading of kanji | su iri xyo ku |
meaning of kanji
- level
- standard
- water level
| hiragana | すいじゅん |
drawing of kanji | 水準 |
reading of kanji | sui zyun |
meaning of kanji
- water vapour
- water vapor
- steam
| hiragana | すいじょうき |
drawing of kanji | 水蒸気 |
reading of kanji | suizi xyo uki |
meaning of kanji
- rising water (of river, lake, etc.)
- swelling water
- increased water
- high water
| hiragana | ぞうすい |
drawing of kanji | 増水 |
reading of kanji | zou sui |
meaning of kanji
- suspension of water supply
- water outage
| hiragana | だんすい |
drawing of kanji | 断水 |
reading of kanji | dansu i |
meaning of kanji
- water content
- moisture
- juiciness
- dampness
- water vapor (vapour)
- steam
- dropsy
- edema
- oedema
| hiragana | みずけ |
drawing of kanji | 水気 |
reading of kanji | mizu ke |
meaning of kanji
- utilization of water
- water supply
- irrigation
- water transportation
- navigability (e.g. of a river)
| hiragana | すいり |
drawing of kanji | 水利 |
reading of kanji | su iri |
meaning of kanji
- discharge (e.g. of water from a dam)
- release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.)
- stocking (a river, etc. with fish)
- banishment
- exile
| hiragana | ほうりゅう |
drawing of kanji | 放流 |
reading of kanji | houri xyu u |
meaning of kanji
- water wheel
- water turbine
- hydraulic turbine
- violent wielding of weapons
| hiragana | すいしゃ |
drawing of kanji | 水車 |
reading of kanji | sui si xya |
meaning of kanji
- saving water
- water conservation
- conservation of water
| hiragana | せっすい |
drawing of kanji | 節水 |
reading of kanji | se ssu i |
meaning of kanji
- water (hydraulic) pressure
| hiragana | すいあつ |
drawing of kanji | 水圧 |
reading of kanji | sui atu |
meaning of kanji
- color of water after washing rice (colour)
| hiragana | しろみず |
drawing of kanji | 白水 |
reading of kanji | siro mi zu |
meaning of kanji
- flow rate (esp. water or electricity)
- quantity of flow
- capacity (of output or throughput per unit time)
| hiragana | りゅうりょう |
drawing of kanji | 流量 |
reading of kanji | ri xyu u ryou |
meaning of kanji
- water fountain
| hiragana | ふんすい |
drawing of kanji | 噴水 |
reading of kanji | hun sui |
meaning of kanji
- being covered with water (i.e. in a flood)
- being submerged
- being inundated
- flooding
| hiragana | かんすい |
drawing of kanji | 冠水 |
reading of kanji | kan sui |
meaning of kanji
- washing one’s hands
- water (or basin, etc.) for washing one’s hands
- restroom
- lavatory
- toilet
- hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
| hiragana | てあらい |
drawing of kanji | 手洗い |
reading of kanji | tearai |
meaning of kanji
- water plant
| hiragana | すいそう |
drawing of kanji | 水草 |
reading of kanji | sui sou |
meaning of kanji
- mountain and water
- landscape (containing hills and rivers)
- landscape picture
- mountain stream
- water that flows down from a mountain
- garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond
| hiragana | さんすい |
drawing of kanji | 山水 |
reading of kanji | san sui |
meaning of kanji
- athlete’s foot
- water boatman (esp. species Hesperocorixa distanti)
- Asellus hilgendorfi (species of aquatic sowbug)
| hiragana | みずむし |
drawing of kanji | 水虫 |
reading of kanji | mizumusi |
meaning of kanji
- water current
| hiragana | すいりゅう |
drawing of kanji | 水流 |
reading of kanji | suiryuu |
meaning of kanji
- water vein
- underground stream of water
- waterway
| hiragana | すいみゃく |
drawing of kanji | 水脈 |
reading of kanji | sui mi xya ku |
meaning of kanji
- water supply
- tap water
| hiragana | じょうすい |
drawing of kanji | 上水 |
reading of kanji | zi xyo usui |
meaning of kanji
- water polo
| hiragana | すいきゅう |
drawing of kanji | 水球 |
reading of kanji | sui kyuu |
meaning of kanji
- Western-style
- foreign
- Western-style toilet
- flush toilet
- water closet
| hiragana | ようしき |
drawing of kanji | 洋式 |
reading of kanji | you siki |
meaning of kanji
- sprinkling water over
- irrigating
| hiragana | さんすい |
drawing of kanji | 散水 |
reading of kanji | san sui |
meaning of kanji
- to dilute
- to water down
| hiragana | うすめる |
drawing of kanji | 薄める |
reading of kanji | u sume ru |
meaning of kanji
- knotweed (Polygonaceae)
- jointweed
- smartweed
- water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper)
| hiragana | たで |
drawing of kanji | 蓼 |
reading of kanji | tade |
meaning of kanji
- sluice gate
- water gate
- flood gate
| hiragana | すいもん |
drawing of kanji | 水門 |
reading of kanji | sui mon |
meaning of kanji
- water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)
- domestic Asian water buffalo
- wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee)
- Asian water buffalo
| hiragana | すいぎゅう |
drawing of kanji | 水牛 |
reading of kanji | sui gyu u |
meaning of kanji
- trough
- gutter
- water pipe
- flume
- chute
- coulisse (of a sword blade)
| hiragana | とい |
drawing of kanji | 樋 |
reading of kanji | to i |
meaning of kanji
- canteen
- flask
- water bottle
- thermos
| hiragana | すいとう |
drawing of kanji | 水筒 |
reading of kanji | sui tou |
meaning of kanji
- water pistol
- squirt gun
- water gun
| hiragana | みずでっぽう |
drawing of kanji | 水鉄砲 |
reading of kanji | mi zu de ppou |
meaning of kanji
- to shine
- to be visible
- to be tinged with
- to rise (of water levels)
- to flow in
- to be felt (i.e. as an emotion)
- to come over one
- to hold up (an umbrella, etc.)
- to put up
- to raise
- to extend one’s arm straight ahead (in dance)
- to insert
- to put in
- to wear (a sword) in one’s belt
- to wear at one’s side
- to carry under one’s arm
- to insert one’s arm under an opponent’s arm
- to pole (a boat)
- to pour
- to add (liquid)
- to serve (drinks)
- to put on (lipstick, etc.)
- to apply
- to colour
- to dye
- to light (a fire)
- to burn
- to shut
- to close
- to lock
- to fasten
- to stop in the midst of
- to leave undone
| hiragana | さす |
drawing of kanji | 差す |
reading of kanji | sasu |
meaning of kanji
- washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
| hiragana | みずあらい |
drawing of kanji | 水洗い |
reading of kanji | mi zu arai |
meaning of kanji
- pitcher
- water jug
- watering can
- container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
| hiragana | みずさし |
drawing of kanji | 水差し |
reading of kanji | mi zu sasi |
meaning of kanji
- water supply
| hiragana | はいすい |
drawing of kanji | 配水 |
reading of kanji | hai sui |
meaning of kanji
- water cooling
| hiragana | すいれい |
drawing of kanji | 水冷 |
reading of kanji | sui rei |
meaning of kanji
- water absorbency
| hiragana | きゅうすいせい |
drawing of kanji | 吸水性 |
reading of kanji | kyuu sui sei |
meaning of kanji
- volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
| hiragana | みずかさ |
drawing of kanji | 水かさ |
reading of kanji | mizu kasa |
meaning of kanji
- water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
| hiragana | ちからみず |
drawing of kanji | 力水 |
reading of kanji | tikara mi zu |