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How to say 'Water cut off' in Japanese | 断水

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The Japanese word for Water cut off is 'Dansui', written as 断水 in Japanese.'Water cut off' in hiragana is だんすい.

    word

    断水

    Meaning

    Water cut off

    Reading

    だんすい

    dansui

    Kanji

    断Decide, Cut off 水Water

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '断水 (だんすい)' refers to the act of cutting off the water supply, often due to maintenance, repairs, or emergencies. It is commonly used in contexts where water services are temporarily suspended. For example: There will be a water cutoff tomorrow「明日は断水です」(あしたはだんすいです). The water cutoff lasted for three hours「断水は三時間続きました」(だんすいさんじかんつづきました). This term is frequently seen in public announcements or notices about water service interruptions.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    6791

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 断水

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    断

    Meaning

    Decide, Cut off

  • kanji

    水

    Meaning

    Water

Words Related to 断水 Through the Kanji 断

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 断 as well.

  • word

    判断

    Meaning

    Judgment

  • word

    横断歩道

    Meaning

    Crosswalk

  • word

    断る

    Meaning

    Refuse

  • word

    横断

    Meaning

    Crossing

  • word

    診断

    Meaning

    Diagnosis

  • word

    決断

    Meaning

    Decision

  • word

    断つ

    Meaning

    Cut, Sever

  • word

    中断

    Meaning

    Interruption

  • word

    油断

    Meaning

    Carelessness

  • word

    断定

    Meaning

    Conclusion

Words Related to 断水 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

    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

    海水

    Meaning

    Seawater

  • word

    水面

    Meaning

    Water surface

  • word

    噴水

    Meaning

    Fountain

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What does 'Dansui' (断水) mean?

'Dansui' means 'Water cut off' .

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