JLPT N1 · Noun

洪水 (kouzui)

洪水 (こうずい, kouzui) is a Japanese noun meaning “flood; flooding”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: こうずい
Romaji: kouzui
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

flood; flooding · noun

Example sentences

洪水がその村を飲み込んでしまった。

The flood overwhelmed the village.

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

Kanji in 洪水

洪

deluge, flood, vastコウ · 9 strokes

水

waterスイ・みず・みず- · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 洪水.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1279930 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.