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水 – water
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The kanji 水 means water. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is スイ (sui); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is みず、みず- (mizu, mizu). It is written with 4 strokes, under radical 水 (no. 85).
Stroke order
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Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | スイ | sui |
| Kun’yomi | みず | mizu |
| Kun’yomi | みず- | mizu |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 水 (Kangxi radical 85).
Words using 水
水みずwater (esp. cool or cold)水曜日すいようびWednesday水道すいどうwater supply水泳すいえいswimming水準すいじゅんlevel水洗すいせんwashing with water下水げすいdrainage香水こうすいperfume水産すいさんaquatic products水素すいそhydrogen (H)水滴すいてきdrop of water水筒すいとうcanteen水分すいぶんwater水平すいへいhorizontal水面すいめんwater's surface水曜すいようWednesday淡水たんすいfresh water (i.e. not salt water)断水だんすいsuspension of water supply噴水ふんすいwater fountain水着みずぎbathing suit海水浴かいすいよくswimming in the ocean水蒸気すいじょうきwater vapour水平線すいへいせんhorizon (related to bodies of water)地下水ちかすいgroundwater
Example sentences
Kanji with the same radical
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