How to say 'Water' in Japanese | 水

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The Japanese word for Water is 'Mizu', written as 水 in Japanese.'Water' in hiragana is みず.

word

水

Meaning

Water

Reading

みず

mizu

Kanji

水Water

Explanation

The Japanese noun '水 (みず)' means 'water'. It refers to the clear, colorless, and odorless liquid essential for life. This word is commonly used in everyday conversations and can refer to drinking water, water in nature, or water as a substance. For example: Please give me some water「水をください」(みずをください). The water in this river is clean「この川の水はきれいです」(このかわのみずはきれいです). It can also be used in compound words like '水泳 (すいえい)' (swimming) or '水族館 (すいぞくかん)' (aquarium).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

277

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 水

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

水

Meaning

Water

Words Related to 水 Through the Kanji 水

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 水 as well.

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水曜日

Meaning

Wednesday

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水泳

Meaning

Swimming

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大水

Meaning

Flood

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水中

Meaning

Underwater

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下水

Meaning

Sewage

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水力

Meaning

Waterpower

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水田

Meaning

Paddy

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飲料水

Meaning

Drinking water

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水準

Meaning

Level

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水族館

Meaning

Aquarium

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水平

Meaning

Horizontal, Level

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水平線

Meaning

Horizon

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水害

Meaning

Flood

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洪水

Meaning

Flood

word

水洗

Meaning

Flushing

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水素

Meaning

Hydrogen

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海水浴

Meaning

Sea bathing

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香水

Meaning

Perfume

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水道

Meaning

Waterworks

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水分

Meaning

Moisture

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飲み水

Meaning

Drinking water

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水着

Meaning

Swimsuit

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水色

Meaning

Lightblue

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断水

Meaning

Water cut off

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海水

Meaning

Seawater

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水面

Meaning

Water surface

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噴水

Meaning

Fountain

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'Mizu' means 'Water' .

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