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[みず()]
mizu
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[()]
mi

English Meaning(s) for 水

noun
  1. water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water) (み is generally used in compounds)
  2. fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
  3. flood; floodwaters
  4. water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
  5. break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout

Definition and Synonyms for 水

Water Supply a facility that provides a source of water
Synonyms: , , 給水
Water a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants
Synonyms: ウォーター, , , お水
Water binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid
Synonyms: ウォーター, , , お水
Water once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
Synonyms: ウォーター, ,
Water freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade
Synonyms: ウォーター, , , お水
Water widely used as a solvent
Synonyms: ウォーター, , , お水

Meanings for each kanji in 水

» water

Categories 水 is a member of

Food any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
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Facility a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
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Element one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
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Liquid fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
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Liquid a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
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Binary Compound chemical compound composed of only two elements
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Nutrient any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 水

Sample Sentences for 水

About three fourths of the earth's surface consists of water.
Dry sand absorbs water.
There's almost no water in the bucket.
The child was scared to get into the water.
I was revived by a glass of water.

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