JLPT N4 · Noun

水道 (suidou)

水道 (すいどう, suidou) is a Japanese noun meaning “water supply; water service”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: すいどう
Romaji: suidou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

water supply; water service; waterworks; tap water · noun
channel; strait · noun
water course; waterway · noun

Example sentences

昨日水道を止められた。

The water was cut off yesterday.

Tatoeba #169863

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

Kanji in 水道

水

waterスイ・みず・みず- · 4 strokes

道

road-way, street, districtドウ・トウ・みち・いう · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 水道.

水みずwater (esp. cool or cold)水曜日すいようびWednesday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

Source: JMdict entry 1371920 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.