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How to say 'Horizon' in Japanese | 水平線

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The Japanese word for Horizon is 'Suiheisen', written as 水平線 in Japanese.'Horizon' in hiragana is すいへいせん.

    word

    水平線

    Meaning

    Horizon

    Reading

    すいへいせん

    suiheisen

    Kanji

    水Water 平Flat 線Line

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '水平線 (すいへいせん)' refers to the 'horizon', the line where the earth's surface and the sky appear to meet. It is commonly used in contexts related to nature, travel, and scenery. For example: The sun is setting on the horizon「水平線に太陽が沈んでいる」(すいへいせんにたいようがしずんでいる). The ship disappeared beyond the horizon「船が水平線の向こうに消えた」(ふねがすいへいせんのむこうにきえた). This word is often used in poetic or descriptive language to evoke a sense of vastness or distance.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    3339

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 水平線

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    水

    Meaning

    Water

  • kanji

    平

    Meaning

    Flat

  • kanji

    線

    Meaning

    Line

Words Related to 水平線 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

Words Related to 水平線 Through the Kanji 平

These 20 Words contain the Kanji 平 as well.

  • word

    平仮名

    Meaning

    Hiragana

  • word

    平和

    Meaning

    Peace

  • word

    平成

    Meaning

    Heisei

  • word

    水平

    Meaning

    Horizontal, Level

  • word

    公平

    Meaning

    Fair

  • word

    平

    Meaning

    Flat

  • word

    平面

    Meaning

    Plane

  • word

    平気

    Meaning

    Fine, Unfazed

  • word

    平行

    Meaning

    Parallel

  • word

    不平

    Meaning

    Complaint

  • word

    地平線

    Meaning

    Horizon

  • word

    平野

    Meaning

    Plain

  • word

    平たい

    Meaning

    Flat

  • word

    平方

    Meaning

    Square

  • word

    平日

    Meaning

    Weekday

  • word

    平均

    Meaning

    Average

  • word

    平等

    Meaning

    Equality

  • word

    不平等

    Meaning

    Inequality

  • word

    不公平

    Meaning

    Unfair

  • word

    平凡

    Meaning

    Ordinary

Words Related to 水平線 Through the Kanji 線

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 線 as well.

  • word

    線

    Meaning

    Line

  • word

    視線

    Meaning

    Gaze

  • word

    新幹線

    Meaning

    Bullet train

  • word

    幹線

    Meaning

    Mainline

  • word

    路線

    Meaning

    Route

  • word

    直線

    Meaning

    Straight line

  • word

    線路

    Meaning

    Railway

  • word

    電線

    Meaning

    Wire

  • word

    脱線

    Meaning

    Digression, Derailment

  • word

    白線

    Meaning

    White line

  • word

    地平線

    Meaning

    Horizon

  • word

    曲線

    Meaning

    Curve

  • word

    無線

    Meaning

    Wireless

Learn the Word 水平線

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What does 'Suiheisen' (水平線) mean?

'Suiheisen' means 'Horizon' .

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