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淡水

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 淡水.

Dictionary

Entry

淡水んすいNoun~の Adj.Freq #54641
1

fresh water (i.e. not salt water)

Examples
この装置により、簡単に海水を淡水に変えることが可能となった。
This device made it possible to turn sea-water into fresh water easily.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

thin, faint, pale, fleeting

11 strokesFrequency 1,436JLPT N1Grade 8

On

タン

Kun

あわ.い

water

4 strokesFrequency 223JLPT N4Grade 1

On

スイ

Kun

みずみず-

Nanori

うずずみみさみつみなみん

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