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Kanji Detail for 水 - "water, liquid, flow"

  • Meaning

    水 means "water, liquid, flow."

    1. Water - A transparent liquid essential for life.

    2. Waterways - Rivers, ponds, lakes, seas.

    3. To draw water - To fetch water; to do water-related work.

    4. Water element - One of the five elements; associated with the north direction and the color black.

    5. Wednesday - One of the seven days of the week.

    6. Interference - To obstruct; to throw cold water on something.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    water

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    water, liquid, lotion, juice

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Shui

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    water, liquid, lotion, juice

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A colorless, odorless liquid essential for daily use. Mencius says: "The people cannot live without water and fire" (民非水火不生活). | Rivers, streams, and springs—anything formed by water is called 水. Its peaceful flow providing navigation and irrigation is called water benefits (水利). Its flooding is called water disaster (水患). | Mercury (water planet). One of the planets. Its orbit is closest to the sun. | The purity of silver varies. Adjusting its value accordingly is colloquially called 水. As in 申水, 貼水 (exchange rates).
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Sentences including

  • The water cooler is out of order.

  • I helped my father water the flowers.

  • He asked for a drink of water.

  • They dashed water into my face.

  • This water is good to drink.

  • There is not a drop of water left.

  • There was nothing but water as far as the eye could reach.

  • Swimming is good exercise.

  • There was no water in the well.

  • The water came up to his waist.

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