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A life-sustaining liquid that also names floods, bodily fluid and specialised kinds of water or level.

Examples

  • 医師が膝の水を抜いた。
    The doctor drained fluid from my knee.
  • 関節に水がたまると曲げにくい。
    A joint is hard to bend when fluid builds up in it.
  • 左右の水が合うように調整する。
    Adjust it until both sides are level.
  • 鍋に水を入れて火にかける。
    Pour water into the pot and put it on the heat.
  • 土俵脇で水を受け取った。
    He received the ritual water beside the ring.

Similar words

出水
滲出液
洪水
力水
中断
体液
水平
大水
水曜日
水平線

Meanings

Water

noun
everyday
neutral
The clear liquid found in rain, rivers and drinks; in everyday Japanese it often contrasts with heated water, called 湯.

Examples

  • 冷たい水を一杯飲んだ。
    I drank a glass of cold water.
  • この水は飲めますか。
    Is this water safe to drink?
  • 花に水をやってください。
    Please give the flowers some water.
  • 川の水が澄んでいる。
    The river water is clear.
  • 鍋に水を入れて火にかける。
    Pour water into the pot and put it on the heat.

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Floodwater

noun
weather
neutral
Water that rises or spreads over land during a flood.

Examples

  • 大雨で道路に水が出た。
    Heavy rain left the road under floodwater.
  • 床上まで水が来た。
    The floodwater reached above floor level.
  • 川の水があふれ、家が浸かった。
    The river flooded and houses were submerged.
  • 町から水が引くまで二日かかった。
    It took two days for the floodwater to recede from the town.
  • 夜のうちに水が増して橋を越えた。
    The floodwater rose overnight and overtopped the bridge.

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Fluid in the body

noun
medical
neutral
A watery fluid that collects in a joint or comes from a wound.

Examples

  • 転んでから膝に水がたまった。
    Fluid collected in my knee after I fell.
  • 医師が膝の水を抜いた。
    The doctor drained fluid from my knee.
  • 傷口から水が出ている。
    Fluid is coming out of the wound.
  • 関節に水がたまると曲げにくい。
    A joint is hard to bend when fluid builds up in it.
  • 膝の水がまた増えた。
    The fluid in my knee has built up again.

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Sumo ritual water

noun
sport
technical
Water a sumo wrestler uses to rinse the mouth before a bout.

Examples

  • 力士は土俵に上がる前に水をつけた。
    The wrestler took ritual water before entering the ring.
  • 次の力士に水をつける。
    He offers the next wrestler ritual water.
  • 取組の前に水で口をすすぐ。
    Before the bout, the wrestler rinses his mouth with ritual water.
  • 水をつける役は勝った力士が務めた。
    The winning wrestler offered the ritual water.
  • 土俵脇で水を受け取った。
    He received the ritual water beside the ring.

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Break in a sumo bout

noun
sport
technical
A temporary stop in a long sumo bout, allowing the wrestlers to rest before resuming.

Examples

  • 長い取組に水が入った。
    The long sumo bout was given a pause.
  • 行司は両者を止めて水を入れた。
    The referee stopped both wrestlers for a break.
  • 水の後、同じ姿勢から取組が再開した。
    After the pause, the bout resumed from the same position.
  • 熱戦は二度目の水に入った。
    The fierce bout reached a second pause.
  • 水が入るほどの長い相撲だった。
    The sumo bout lasted long enough to need a break.

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Horizontal level

noun
construction
technical
A horizontal line or level used as a reference in building.

Examples

  • 大工は床の水を見た。
    The carpenter checked the floor for level.
  • 柱を立てる前に土台の水を出す。
    Set the base level before raising the posts.
  • この棚は水が出ていない。
    This shelf is not level.
  • 水準器で壁の水を確かめた。
    He checked the wall's horizontal line with a spirit level.
  • 左右の水が合うように調整する。
    Adjust it until both sides are level.

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Wednesday

noun
time
neutral
The abbreviated reading sui for Wednesday in a timetable or date.

Examples

  • 会議は水の午後三時です。
    The meeting is at three on Wednesday.
  • 休診日は毎週水です。
    The clinic is closed every Wednesday.
  • 予定表の水に丸をつけた。
    I circled Wed on the schedule.
  • 水と金は授業があります。
    I have classes on Wednesday and Friday.
  • 次の水までに返してください。
    Please return it by next Wednesday.

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Water element

noun
culture
technical
The phase called water in the traditional five-phase system.

Examples

  • 五行では水は冬に対応する。
    In the five phases, water corresponds to winter.
  • 水は五行の一つだ。
    Water is one of the five phases.
  • 五行の水は北を表す。
    The water phase represents north.
  • この図では水が黒で示されている。
    This chart marks the water phase in black.
  • 水と火の関係を説明した。
    She explained the relation between water and fire in the five phases.

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Etymology

FAQ

How do you read 水?

Usually みず (mizu); it is すい (sui) when abbreviated for Wednesday or used for the classical water phase.

Does 水 mean hot water?

In everyday speech 水 usually suggests unheated water; 湯 is hot water.

Can 水 mean a flood?

Yes. 水が出る can mean that floodwater has risen.

What does 水が入る mean in sumo?

A long bout is paused so the wrestlers can rest.

What does 水 mean on a timetable?

Read すい, it abbreviates Wednesday, 水曜日.

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