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ζ°΄
JLPT N5 SL1 4 strokes Frequency: #223

Meanings

Water

Radicals

ζ°΄

Decomposition

βΏ»δΊ…οΌŸ

Etymology

Pictographic: A river running between two banks; compare 川

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 4

Stroke Order

1 hook right-to-left
2 corner top-to-bottom
3 diagonal right-to-left
4 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
γ‚Ήγ‚€ sui
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
みず mizu

Words Using This Kanji

1318 words total
みず (20 words)
ζ°΄ζ°— γΏγšγ‘

water content

ζ°΄ε…₯γ‚Œ γΏγšγ„γ‚Œ

water vessel

ζ°΄δΈŠδΈ‹ γΏγšγ‹γΏγ—γ‚‚

light blue samurai costume commonly worn when committing suicide

水子 γΏγšγ“

aborted fetus (foetus)

水っぽい γΏγšγ£γ½γ„

watery

水をあける γΏγšγ‚’γ‚γ‘γ‚‹

to open up a lead (over one's opponent)

ζ°΄γ‚γŸγ‚Š γΏγšγ‚γŸγ‚Š

being sick from drinking contaminated water

水金 γΏγšγγ‚“

liquid gold (used for applying gold to ceramics, etc.)

水っぱγͺ みずっぱγͺ

runny nose

ζ°΄ε…₯γ‚Š γΏγšγ„γ‚Š

break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout

ζ°΄γ‚„γ‚Š γΏγšγ‚„γ‚Š

watering (plants)

ζ°΄ε…ˆδΊΊ γΏγšγ•γγ«γ‚“

(boat) pilot

水をかける γΏγšγ‚’γ‹γ‘γ‚‹

to sprinkle water on (something)

水出しコーヒー γΏγšγ γ—γ‚³γƒΌγƒ’γƒΌ

cold-brew coffee

ζ°΄ε…₯γ‚‰γšγ§ γΏγšγ„γ‚‰γšγ§

privately

ζ°΄γ‚ˆγ†γ‹γ‚“ γΏγšγ‚ˆγ†γ‹γ‚“

mizu yōkan

水ガラス γΏγšγ‚¬γƒ©γ‚Ή

water glass (sodium or potassium silicate solution)

水チャンネル γΏγšγƒγƒ£γƒ³γƒγƒ«

aquaporin

水葌 γΏγšγŽγ‚‡γ†

cold-water ablutions

ζ°΄εˆ†ε­ γΏγšγΆγ‚“γ—

water molecule