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How to say 'Flood' in Japanese | 大水

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The Japanese word for Flood is 'Oomizu', written as 大水 in Japanese.'Flood' in hiragana is おおみず.

    word

    大水

    Meaning

    Flood

    Reading

    おおみず

    oomizu

    Kanji

    Big Water

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '大水 (おおみず)' refers to a 'flood'. This term is used to describe an overflow of water that submerges land, often caused by heavy rainfall or overflowing rivers. It is a natural disaster that can cause significant damage. Example sentences: The flood destroyed many houses「大水で多くの家が壊れた」(おおみずでおおくのいえがこわれた). After the flood, the town was in chaos「大水の後、町は混乱していた」(おおみずのあと、まちはこんらんしていた).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N5

    Kanji Grade

    1

    Frequency

    2331

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 大水

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Big

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Water

Words Related to 大水 Through the Kanji

These 73 Words contain the Kanji 大 as well.

  • word

    大好き

    Meaning

    Love

  • word

    大きい

    Meaning

    Big

  • word

    大学生

    Meaning

    Student

  • word

    大きな

    Meaning

    Big

  • word

    大学

    Meaning

    University

  • word

    大きさ

    Meaning

    Size

  • word

    大変

    Meaning

    Difficult, Serious

  • word

    大切

    Meaning

    Important

  • word

    大丈夫

    Meaning

    Okay

  • word

    大事

    Meaning

    Important, Precious

  • word

    最大

    Meaning

    Maximum

  • word

    大使館

    Meaning

    Embassy

  • word

    大学院

    Meaning

    Graduate school

  • word

    拡大

    Meaning

    Expansion, Magnification

  • word

    大臣

    Meaning

    Minister

  • word

    大幅

    Meaning

    Greatly

  • word

    大量

    Meaning

    Large quantity

  • word

    大嫌い

    Meaning

    Hate

  • word

    巨大

    Meaning

    Huge

  • word

    大抵

    Meaning

    Usually

  • word

    大げさ

    Meaning

    Exaggerated

  • word

    大統領

    Meaning

    President

  • word

    大人

    Meaning

    Adult

  • word

    大家

    Meaning

    Landlord

  • word

    大雨

    Meaning

    Heavy rain

  • word

    大雪

    Meaning

    Heavy snow

  • word

    大通り

    Meaning

    Avenue

  • word

    重大

    Meaning

    Serious

  • word

    大戦

    Meaning

    Great war

  • word

    大いに

    Meaning

    Greatly

  • word

    大急ぎ

    Meaning

    Hurry

  • word

    大型

    Meaning

    Large

  • word

    大勢

    Meaning

    Crowd

  • word

    大陸

    Meaning

    Continent

  • word

    大手

    Meaning

    Front, Major

  • word

    大声

    Meaning

    Loud voice

  • word

    大した

    Meaning

    Great, Not much

  • word

    大会

    Meaning

    Tournament

  • word

    大衆

    Meaning

    Masses

  • word

    大使

    Meaning

    Ambassador

  • word

    大半

    Meaning

    Majority

  • word

    大蔵省

    Meaning

    Finance ministry

  • word

    大名

    Meaning

    Feudal lord

  • word

    大喜び

    Meaning

    Delight

  • word

    大分

    Meaning

    Considerably

  • word

    偉大

    Meaning

    Great

  • word

    大麦

    Meaning

    Barley

  • word

    大根

    Meaning

    Radish

  • word

    大将

    Meaning

    General, Boss

  • word

    大金

    Meaning

    Large amount of money

  • word

    Meaning

    Big

  • word

    大小

    Meaning

    Size, Importance

  • word

    大体

    Meaning

    Mostly

  • word

    大して

    Meaning

    Not much

  • word

    大人しい

    Meaning

    Quiet

  • word

    大地

    Meaning

    Earth

  • word

    大工

    Meaning

    Carpenter

  • word

    短大

    Meaning

    Junior college

  • word

    大部分

    Meaning

    Majority

  • word

    大便

    Meaning

    Feces

  • word

    短期大学

    Meaning

    Junior college

  • word

    増大

    Meaning

    Increase

  • word

    膨大

    Meaning

    Vast, Enormous

  • word

    大豆

    Meaning

    Soybean

  • word

    広大

    Meaning

    Vast

  • word

    大国

    Meaning

    Power, Nation

  • word

    大胆

    Meaning

    Daring, Bold

  • word

    大さじ

    Meaning

    Tablespoon

  • word

    大概

    Meaning

    Mostly

  • word

    大王

    Meaning

    King

  • word

    大層

    Meaning

    Very

  • word

    総理大臣

    Meaning

    Prime Minister

  • word

    雄大

    Meaning

    Grand

Words Related to 大水 Through the Kanji

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 水 as well.

  • word

    水曜日

    Meaning

    Wednesday

  • word

    Meaning

    Water

  • word

    水泳

    Meaning

    Swimming

  • word

    水中

    Meaning

    Underwater

  • word

    下水

    Meaning

    Sewage

  • word

    水力

    Meaning

    Waterpower

  • word

    水田

    Meaning

    Paddy

  • word

    飲料水

    Meaning

    Drinking water

  • 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

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