JLPT N2 · Noun

下水 (gesui)

下水 (げすい, gesui) is a Japanese noun meaning “drainage; ditch”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: げすい
Romaji: gesui
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

drainage; ditch; gutter; sewerage · noun
sewage; black water · noun

Example sentences

下水が完全に詰まっている。

The drains are blocked up.

Tatoeba #188222

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 下水

below, down, descendカ・ゲ・した・しも · 3 strokes

waterスイ・みず・みず- · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 下水.

下したbelow靴下くつしたsocks下手へたunskillful廊下ろうかcorridor下さいくださいplease (give me)地下鉄ちかてつsubway以下いかnot exceeding ...下宿げしゅくboarding下着したぎunderwear下るさがるto come down下りるおりるto descend (e.g. a mountain)下げるさげるto hang下すおろすto take down下りくだりdown-train

Source: JMdict entry 1185510 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.