水
Water
Meanings
Water
On'yomi
すい
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
みず、 みず-
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
水 is written in 4 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
水 (Water) is taught on WaniKani at level 2 and appears in the JLPT N5 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 1 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #223 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 4 strokes.
Other kanji at WaniKani level 2
Words using 水
飲料水いんりょうすいdrinking water汚水おすいfilthy water下水げすいdrainage下水道げすいどうsewer海水かいすいseawater海水浴かいすいよくswimming in the ocean海水浴場かいすいよくじょうswimming area (in the ocean)渇水かっすいwater shortage給水きゅうすいwater supply原水爆げんすいばくatomic and hydrogen bombs呼び水よびみずpump-priming湖水こすいlake洪水こうずいflood降水こうすいrainfall降水量こうすいりょうamount of precipitation香水こうすいperfume
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