水
水

water

4 strokesFrequency 223JLPT N4Grade 1

On

スイ

Kun

みずみず-

Nanori

うずずみつどみみさみつみなみん

Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

water

Mnemonic Stories

Visually, picture a drop of water from above. When it hits the ground, it splits into many smaller drops.

Dictionary

Common Words

水みずNounFreq #347
1

water (esp. cool or cold)

Examples
水を加えてペースト状になるまでかき回しなさい。
Add water and stir to a paste.
2

fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid

3

flood; floodwaters

4

Sumo

water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

5

Sumo

break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout

水面すいめんみなもNounFreq #4606
1

water's surface

Examples
魚が水面から飛び上がった。
A fish leaped out of the water.
水分すいぶんNounFreq #7355
1

water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap; juice

Examples
水分をたくさん取ってください。
You should drink a lot of liquid.
水着みずぎNounFreq #8154
1

bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers

Examples
彼女は赤い水着を着ていた。
She was dressed in a red bathing suit.
水晶すいしょう水精NounFreq #8475
1

(rock) crystal; high purity quartz

水色みずいろNoun～の Adj.Freq #8937
1

light blue; pale blue; aqua

Examples
頭上の空は濃い水色だった。
The sky above was a deep blue.
水中すいちゅうNoun～の Adj.Freq #8944
1

underwater

Examples
魚は水中でなければ生きられない。
Fish cannot live out of water.
水音みずおとNounFreq #8969
1

sound of water

噴水ふんすいNounFreq #9042
1

water fountain

Examples
駅の前に噴水があります。
There is a fountain in front of the station.
水すいNounFreq #9201
1

Abbreviation

Wednesday

Examples
私は、月・水・金と一日おきに仕事をします。
I work every other day: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
2

shaved ice (served with flavored syrup)

3

water (fifth of the five elements)

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