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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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Sample Sentences for 水

A glass of water, please.
Without water, we would soon die.
Exposing skin excessively to the sun causes sunburn, sometimes blisters.
There is much more water in this lake now than in the past.
His bag was filled with water.

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