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

Examples

  • 水が入るほどの長い相撲だった。
    The sumo bout lasted long enough to need a break.
  • 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.
  • この棚は水が出ていない。
    This shelf is not level.
  • 転んでから膝に水がたまった。
    Fluid collected in my knee after I fell.

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体液
大水
中断
洪水
ウォーター
滲出液
水曜日
水平
出水
力水

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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