水


This is the kanji for water.

on readings:
  • sui
kun readings:
  • mizu
examples:
下水 gesui sewer system, drainage
飲料水 inryōsui drinking water
海水浴 kaisuiyoku ocean bathing
海水浴場 kaisuiyokujō (swimming) beach
清水寺 Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto
湖水 kosui lake
給水 kyuusui water supply
水菓子 mizugashi fruit
水際 mizugiwa water's edge, shore
水始涸 Mizu hajimete karuru October 3 - 7
飲み水 nomimizu drinking water
大水 ōmizu flooding, overflow
山水 sansui landscape, natural scenery
水沢腹堅 Sawamizu kōri tsumeru January 25 - 29
清水 seisui pure/clean water
清水 shimizu pure/clean water
水泉動 Shimizu atataka o fukumu January 10-14
水田 suiden rice paddy
水道管 suidoukan water pipe
水泳 suiei swimming
水害 suigai flooding, flood damage
水銀柱 suiginchū column of mercury
水力 suiryoku water power, hydraulic power
水星 suisei Mercury
水車 suisha waterwheel
水死 suishi drowning
水素 suiso hydrogen
水筒 suitō canteen, flask
水曜日 suiyoubi Wednesday
水族館 suizokukan public aquarium
雨水 Usui February 19 - March 5
揚水車 yōsuisha scoop wheel

links:
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Last addition on 17 August 2026 by Bradley James Wogsland.