JLPT N2 · Noun

淡水 (tansui)

淡水 (たんすい, tansui) is a Japanese noun meaning “fresh water (i.e. not salt water)”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: たんすい
Romaji: tansui
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

fresh water (i.e. not salt water) · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

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.

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

Kanji in 淡水

淡

thin, faint, paleタン・あわ.い · 11 strokes

水

waterスイ・みず・みず- · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 淡水.

冷淡れいたんcool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

Source: JMdict entry 1418460 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.