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Kanji 水 meaning and readings

Kanji means water. Onyomi readings are スイ (sui) . Kunyomi readings are みず (mizu).

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Stroke order animation for kanji 水

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Readings of

On'yomi (音読み)

スイ(sui)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

みず(mizu)
Japanese kanji 水 in different fonts

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watermizuみず
Wednesdaysuiyoubi水曜日すいようび
Common words containing the kanji 水

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Common words with 水 (mizu/sui)

  • 水 (mizu)(みず): water (cold/plain)
  • 水道 (suidō)(すいどう): water supply; tap water
  • 飲み水 (nomimizu)(のみみず): drinking water
  • 水分 (suibun)(すいぶん): moisture; water content
  • 水泳 (suiei)(すいえい): swimming
  • 水族館 (suizokukan)(すいぞくかん): aquarium
  • 水中 (suichū)(すいちゅう): underwater
  • 水着 (mizugi)(みずぎ): swimsuit

Days & planets: why 水曜日 (suiyōbi) and 水星 (Suisei)?

By old tradition (五行 (gogyō) = Five Elements), 水 (sui) corresponds to Wednesday水曜日 (suiyōbi)(すいようび), and the planet Mercury水星 (Suisei)(すいせい).

水 (mizu) vs お湯 (oyu)

みず (mizu) = water (room temp). お湯 (oyu)(おゆ) = hot water. In daily life you’ll hear: 水をください (mizu o kudasai) (water, please) / お湯ありますか (oyu arimasu ka) (do you have hot water?).

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