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How to say 'Flushing' in Japanese | 水洗

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The Japanese word for Flushing is 'Suisen', written as 水洗 in Japanese.'Flushing' in hiragana is すいせん.

    word

    水洗

    Meaning

    Flushing

    Reading

    すいせん

    suisen

    Kanji

    水Water 洗Wash

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '水洗 (すいせん)' refers to the act of flushing or washing with water. It is commonly used in contexts related to sanitation, such as flushing toilets or cleaning with water. For example: This toilet uses water flushing「このトイレは水洗です」(このトイレはすいせんです). The floor was cleaned by water flushing「床は水洗で掃除されました」(ゆかはすいせんではいじょされました). The term is often associated with modern plumbing and hygiene practices.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    3814

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 水洗

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    水

    Meaning

    Water

  • kanji

    洗

    Meaning

    Wash

Words Related to 水洗 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

    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

Words Related to 水洗 Through the Kanji 洗

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 洗 as well.

  • word

    お手洗い

    Meaning

    Restroom

  • word

    洗面所

    Meaning

    Washroom

  • word

    洗う

    Meaning

    Wash

  • word

    洗濯機

    Meaning

    Washing machine

  • word

    洗濯

    Meaning

    Laundry

  • word

    洗い物

    Meaning

    Washing

  • word

    洗面

    Meaning

    Washing

  • word

    手洗い

    Meaning

    Restroom, Hand washing

  • word

    洗面器

    Meaning

    Washbasin

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'Suisen' means 'Flushing' .

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