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How to say 'Drinking water' in Japanese | 飲料水

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The Japanese word for Drinking water is 'Inryousui', written as 飲料水 in Japanese.'Drinking water' in hiragana is いんりょうすい.

    word

    飲料水

    Meaning

    Drinking water

    Reading

    いんりょうすい

    inryousui

    Kanji

    飲Drink 料Materials, Fee 水Water

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '飲料水 (いんりょうすい)' refers to 'drinking water', which is water that is safe and suitable for human consumption. This term is often used in contexts related to health, safety, and environmental discussions. For example: This area has clean drinking water「この地域にはきれいな飲料水があります」(このちいきにはきれいないんりょうすいがあります). We need to ensure the supply of drinking water「飲料水の供給を確保する必要があります」(いんりょうすいのきょうきゅうをかくほするひつようがあります). The term emphasizes the importance of water quality and safety for drinking purposes.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    2576

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 飲料水

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    飲

    Meaning

    Drink

  • kanji

    料

    Meaning

    Materials, Fee

  • kanji

    水

    Meaning

    Water

Words Related to 飲料水 Through the Kanji 飲

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 飲 as well.

  • word

    飲み物

    Meaning

    Drink

  • word

    飲む

    Meaning

    Drink

  • word

    飲み込む

    Meaning

    Swallow, Comprehend

  • word

    飲み水

    Meaning

    Drinking water

  • word

    飲料

    Meaning

    Beverage

  • word

    湯飲み

    Meaning

    Teacup

Words Related to 飲料水 Through the Kanji 料

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 料 as well.

  • word

    料理

    Meaning

    Cooking, Cuisine

  • word

    料

    Meaning

    Fee

  • word

    資料

    Meaning

    Materials

  • word

    材料

    Meaning

    Material, Ingredient

  • word

    料金

    Meaning

    Fee

  • word

    無料

    Meaning

    Free

  • word

    給料

    Meaning

    Salary

  • word

    送料

    Meaning

    Shipping

  • word

    食料

    Meaning

    Food

  • word

    燃料

    Meaning

    Fuel

  • word

    有料

    Meaning

    Fee

  • word

    史料

    Meaning

    Materials, Historical

  • word

    原料

    Meaning

    Raw material

  • word

    調味料

    Meaning

    Seasoning

  • word

    飲料

    Meaning

    Beverage

Words Related to 飲料水 Through the Kanji 水

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 水 as well.

  • word

    水曜日

    Meaning

    Wednesday

  • word

    水

    Meaning

    Water

  • word

    水泳

    Meaning

    Swimming

  • word

    大水

    Meaning

    Flood

  • word

    水中

    Meaning

    Underwater

  • word

    下水

    Meaning

    Sewage

  • word

    水力

    Meaning

    Waterpower

  • word

    水田

    Meaning

    Paddy

  • word

    水準

    Meaning

    Level

  • word

    水族館

    Meaning

    Aquarium

  • word

    水平

    Meaning

    Horizontal, Level

  • word

    水平線

    Meaning

    Horizon

  • word

    水害

    Meaning

    Flood

  • word

    洪水

    Meaning

    Flood

  • word

    水洗

    Meaning

    Flushing

  • word

    水素

    Meaning

    Hydrogen

  • word

    海水浴

    Meaning

    Sea bathing

  • word

    香水

    Meaning

    Perfume

  • word

    水道

    Meaning

    Waterworks

  • word

    水分

    Meaning

    Moisture

  • word

    飲み水

    Meaning

    Drinking water

  • word

    水着

    Meaning

    Swimsuit

  • word

    水色

    Meaning

    Lightblue

  • word

    断水

    Meaning

    Water cut off

  • word

    海水

    Meaning

    Seawater

  • word

    水面

    Meaning

    Water surface

  • word

    噴水

    Meaning

    Fountain

Learn the Word 飲料水

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What does 'Inryousui' (飲料水) mean?

'Inryousui' means 'Drinking water' .

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