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What is the Kanji for 'Water'? | 水

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Water', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Water' is 水.

    kanji

    水

    Meaning

    Water

    Reading

    kunyomiみず

    mizu

    onyomiすい

    sui

    Parts

    フKatakana fu 亅Barb くHiragana ku

    Example Word

    水曜日: Wednesday. The Japanese noun '水曜日 (すいようび)' refers to 'Wednesday', the third day of the week. It is part of the seven-day week system used in Japan, which is based on the same planetary system as in many other cultures. The word is a combination of '水 (すい)', meaning 'water', and '曜日 (ようび)', meaning 'day of the week'. This naming convention is derived from the ancient Chinese system of associating each day with one of the five classical elements. Example sentences: Today is Wednesday「今日は水曜日です」(きょうはすいようびです). The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday「会議は水曜日に予定されています」(かいぎはすいようびによていされています).

    Radical

    水

    Stroke Count

    4

    JLPT

    N5

    Grade

    1

    Frequency

    109

    Radical Forms

    氵, 氺, 冫

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 水

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 3 parts:

    radical

    フ

    Meaning

    Katakana fu

    radical

    亅

    Meaning

    Barb

    radical

    く

    Meaning

    Hiragana ku

水 As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of 6 other kanji:

    kanji

    永

    Meaning

    Eternity

    kanji

    泰

    Meaning

    Calm, Peace

    kanji

    氷

    Meaning

    Ice

    kanji

    泉

    Meaning

    Spring, Fountain

    kanji

    求

    Meaning

    Request, Seek

    kanji

    尿

    Meaning

    Urine, Pee

Words Using 水

This kanji is used in 28 words:

    word

    水族館

    Meaning

    Aquarium

    word

    海水浴

    Meaning

    Sea bathing

    word

    噴水

    Meaning

    Fountain

    word

    水田

    Meaning

    Paddy

    word

    下水

    Meaning

    Sewage

    word

    水洗

    Meaning

    Flushing

    word

    水曜日

    Meaning

    Wednesday

    word

    断水

    Meaning

    Water cut off

    word

    水分

    Meaning

    Moisture

    word

    海水

    Meaning

    Seawater

    word

    大水

    Meaning

    Flood

    word

    水害

    Meaning

    Flood

    word

    水中

    Meaning

    Underwater

    word

    水道

    Meaning

    Waterworks

    word

    水泳

    Meaning

    Swimming

    word

    水色

    Meaning

    Lightblue

    word

    水面

    Meaning

    Water surface

    word

    水平線

    Meaning

    Horizon

    word

    水

    Meaning

    Water

    word

    水準

    Meaning

    Level

    word

    洪水

    Meaning

    Flood

    word

    香水

    Meaning

    Perfume

    word

    飲料水

    Meaning

    Drinking water

    word

    水平

    Meaning

    Horizontal, Level

    word

    水力

    Meaning

    Waterpower

    word

    飲み水

    Meaning

    Drinking water

    word

    水着

    Meaning

    Swimsuit

    word

    水素

    Meaning

    Hydrogen

Kanji Related to 水 Through the Part 亅

These 13 kanji contain the part 亅 as well.

    kanji

    身

    Meaning

    Body, Self

    kanji

    小

    Meaning

    Small

    kanji

    月

    Meaning

    Moon, Month

    kanji

    寸

    Meaning

    Measurement

    kanji

    争

    Meaning

    Dispute

    kanji

    赤

    Meaning

    Red

    kanji

    竹

    Meaning

    Bamboo

    kanji

    門

    Meaning

    Gate

    kanji

    事

    Meaning

    Thing

    kanji

    手

    Meaning

    Hand

    kanji

    才

    Meaning

    Talent, Age (counter)

    kanji

    予

    Meaning

    Beforehand

    kanji

    丁

    Meaning

    Street

Learn the Kanji 水

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 水 mean?

水 means 'Water'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in First Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N5 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.