1081-Jouyou-kanji “水” Stroke Order and Meanings

“Water” or “Water area” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “水”

Japanese Jouyou-kanji “水” means “Liquid” or “Wednesday” etc.

Jouyou Kanji "水"

Jouyou Kanji “水”

Jouyou Kanji "水" Stroke Order

Jouyou Kanji “水” Stroke Order

Stroke # 4 Strokes
On-Yomi すい(sui)
Kun-Yomi みず(mizu)
Meanings Water
Liquid
River, Sea, Lake, Pond
Wednesday
Short break which is taken when the Sumo match doesn’t finish for a while
Obstruction, Hindrance

Kanji words which contain Kanji “”, and their meanings

Words Meanings
水鶏(くいな or すいけい-ku i na (or) su i ke i) Water rail
水圧(すいあつ-su i a tsu) Water pressure, Hydraulic pressure
水位(すいい-su i i) Water level, Water height
水域(すいいき-su i i ki) Body of water, Water area (of the sea or of the river etc)
水運(すいうん-su i u n) Water transportation
水泳(すいえい-su i e i) Swimming
水煙(すいえん-su i e n) ① Mist, Spray, ② Suien (water flame), ③ Hookah
水温(すいおん-su i o n) Water temperature
水火(すいか-su ni ka) ① Fire and water, ② Torment, Agony, Torture
水瓜 or 西瓜(すいか-su i ka) Watermelon
水禍(すいか-su i ka) Flood disaster, Drowning
水害(すいがい-su i ga i) Flood damage, Flood disaster, Water damage
水涯(すいがい-su i ga i) Waters edge, Beach, Shore
水干(すいかん-su i ka n) Everyday garment worn by nobles in ancient Japan
水旱(すいかん-su i ka n) Floods and droughts
水管(すいかん-su i ka n) ① Water pipe, Phonal canal, Siphon, Aqueduct, ② Water vascular system, Aqueduct system
水球(すいきゅう-su i kyu u) Water polo
水牛(すいぎゅう-su i gyu u) Buffalo, Water buffalo, Asian water buffalo
水郷(すいきょう or すいごう-su i kyo u (or) su i go u) Riverside district, Lakeside district
水魚の交わり(すいぎょのまじわり-su i gyo no ma ji wa ri) Close friendship, Intimate friendship
水禽(すいきん-su i ki n) Water bird, Aquatic bird
水銀(すいぎん-su i gi n) Mercury, Quicksilver
水銀乾電池(すいぎんかんでんち-su i gi n ka n de n chi) Mercury dry cell
水銀中毒(すいぎんちゅうどく-su i gi n chu u do ku) Mercurial poisoning, Mercury poisoning, Mercurialism
水銀灯 or 水銀燈(すいぎんとう-su i gi n to u) Mercury lamp, Mercury vapour lamp, Mercury arc lamp
水軍(すいぐん-su i gu n) Navy, Naval forces
水気(すいき-su i ki) Moisture, Vapor
水気(みずけ-mi zu ke) Water contained in things
水系(すいけい-su i ke i) River system, Water system, Drainage system
水月(すいげつ-su i ge tsu) ① Water and the Moon, ② Moon reflected on the water, ③ Solar plexus
水月 or 水母 or 海月(くらげ-ku ra ge) Jellyfish
水源(すいげん-su i ge n) Source of river, Fountainhead, Water source
水行(すいこう-su i ko u) To move on the surface of water such as sea or river
水行(すいぎょう or みずぎょう-su i gyo u (or) mi zu gyo u) Cold-water ablutions, A practice of bathing in water to purify the body and mind
水耕(すいこう-su i ko u) Water culture, Hydroponics, Solution culture
水災(すいさい-su i sa i) Water damage, Flood disaster
水彩(すいさい-su i sa i) Water-color, Watercolor
水彩画(すいさいが-su i sa i ga) Watercolor painting
水産(すいさん-su i sa n) Marine product, Aquatic products, Fisheries
水死(すいし-su i shi) Death by drowning
水師(すいし-su i shi) Navy, Naval forces
水質(すいしつ-su i shi tsu) Water quality
水車(すいしゃ-su i sha) ① Water wheel, ② Water turbine, Hydraulic turbine
水手(すいしゅ-su i shu) Sailor, Crewman, Seaman, Mariner, Jack, Sea dog
水腫(すいしゅ-su i shu) Dropsy, Edema
水準(すいじゅん-su i ju n) Level, Standard
水準器(すいじゅんき-su i ju n ki) Spirit level, Level, Leveling instrument
水晶(すいしょう-su i sho u) Rock crystal, High purity quartz
水晶体(すいしょうたい-su i sho u ta i) Crystalline lens (of the eye)
水上(すいじょう-su i jo u) ① On the water, ② Waterside, Water’s edge
水上(みずかみ-mi zu ka mi) The highest point of the slope
水上(みなかみ-mi na ka mi) ① Upstream, ② The origin of things
水上競技(すいじょうきょうぎ-su i jo u kyo u gi) Water sports, Aquatic sports
水蒸気(すいじょうき-su i jo u ki) Water vapor, Steam, Damp
水色(すいしょく-su i sho ku) ① Color of water, ② Scenery of the sea, rivers, lakes etc
水色(みずいろ-mi zu i ro) Sky blue, Light blue
水食(すいしょく-su i sho ku) Water erosion
水心(すいしん-su i shi n) Middle of a body of water (e.g. a lake, a river)
水心(みずごころ-mi zu go ko ro) ① Kindness begets kindness, You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours, ② Knowing how to swim
水深(すいしん-su i shi n) Water depth, Depth of water
水神(すいじん-su i ji n) God of water
水生(すいせい-su i se i) Aquatic
水声(すいせい-su i se i) Sound of flowing water
水星(すいせい-su i se i) Mercury
水棲(すいせい-su i se i) Aquatic (life), Living in the water
水勢(すいせい-su i se i) Force of water (current, stream, jet etc)
水成岩(すいせいがん-su i se i ga n) Aqueous rock, Sedimentary rock
水仙(すいせん-su i se n) Narcissus, Daffodil
水洗(すいせん-su i se n) Washing with water, Rinsing, Flushing
水素(すいそ-su i so) Hydrogen
水素爆弾(すいそばくだん-su i so ba ku da n) Hydrogen bomb
水草(すいそう or みずくさ-su i so u (or) mi zu ku sa) Aquatic plant, Water plant, Waterweed, Hydrophyte
水葬(すいそう-su i so u) Water burial, Burial at sea
水槽(すいそう-su i so u) Water tank, Water bath, Tank, Aquarium
水族館(すいぞっかん-su i zo kka n) Aquarium, Marine museum
水村(すいそん-su i so n) A village on the waterfront
水村山郭(すいそんさんかく-su i so n sa n ka ku) Waterside village and mountain village, Idyllic rural landscape
水中(すいちゅう-su i chu u) Underwater
水中花(すいちゅうか-su i chu u ka) Artificial flower which opens in water
水中眼鏡(すいちゅうめがね-su i chu u me ga ne) Swimming goggles, Diving goggles
水中翼船(すいちゅうよくせん-su i chu u yo ku se n) Hydrofoil boat, Hydrofoil-equipped watercraft
水柱(すいちゅう or みずばしら-su i chu u (or) mi zu ba shi ra) Water column, Column of water
水底(すいてい-su i te i) Bottom of water
水滴(すいてき-su i te ki) Droplet, Water droplet
水天(すいてん-su i te n) ① Water and sky, ② Varuna, Vedic god of water and sky (adopted into Buddhism as god of water and protector of the west)
水天彷彿(すいてんほうふつ-su i te n ho u fu tsu) Sky and water merging into one, Seamless merging of the sea and the sky
水田(すいでん-su i de n) Rice paddy, Paddy field
水筒(すいとう-su i to u) Water bottle, Canteen, Flask
水痘(すいとう-su i to u) Chickenpox, Chicken pox, Varicella
水稲(すいとう-su i to u) Paddy rice, Wet-land rice
水道(すいどう-su i do u) ① Water supply, Water service, Waterworks, Tap water, ② Channel, Strait, ③ Water course, Waterway
水団(すいとん-su i to n) Flour dumplings boiled in soup
水難(すいなん-su i na n) Disaster by water, Drowning, Flood, Shipwreck
水波(すいは-su i ha) Water wave
水肺(すいはい-su i ha i) Scuba, Aqualung
水媒花(すいばいか-su i ba i ka) Hydrophilous flower
水伯(すいはく-su i ha ku) Water god, God who rules over water, rain, oceans, rivers etc
水爆(すいばく-su in ba ku) Hydrogen bomb
水盤(すいばん-su i ba n) Water-basin, Shallow bowl for displaying flowers, bonsai etc
水肥(すいひ or みずごえ-su i hi (or) mi zu go e) Liquid manure, Liquid fertilizer
水筆(すいひつ-su i hi tsu) A brush that does not have a core in the tip and using it by saturating with ink all the way to the base
水夫(すいふ-su i fu) Sailor, Seaman
水風呂(すいふろ-su i fu ro) Bathtub heated from below, Regular Japanese bath
水風呂(みずぶろ-mi zu bu ro) Cold water bath
水分(すいぶん-su i bu n) Water, Moisture content, Moisture, Water content
水平(すいへい-su i he i) Horizontal, Level, Even
水平線(すいへいせん-su i he i se n) Horizontal line, Horizon
水平動(すいへいどう-su i he i do u) Horizontal motion, Horizontal movement
水平面(すいへいめん-su i he i me n) Horizontal plane, Level surface, Horizontal surface
水兵(すいへい-su i he i) Bluejacket, Navy man, Sailor boy, Naval sailor, Seaman, Sailor
水兵服(すいへいふく-su i he i fu ku) Sailor uniform, Sailor suit
水辺(すいへん or みずべ-su i he n (or) mi zu be) Waterfront, Water’s edge, Waterside, Shore
水泡(すいほう-su i ho u) Water bubble, Bubble
水疱(すいほう-su i ho u) Blister, Bleb, Bullae
水防(すいぼう-su i bo u) Flood control, Flood prevention
水墨(すいぼく-su i bo ku) Ink for ink painting, Sumi (ink)
水墨画(すいぼくが-su i bo ku ga) Oriental paintings made with ink and water
水魔(すいま-su i ma) ① Disastrous flooding, ② Water demon that brings floods or disasters
水蜜(すいみつ-su i mi tsu) White peach, Peach
水脈(すいみゃく-su i mya ku) ① Water vein, Underground stream of water, ② Waterway
水脈 or 水尾 or 澪(みお-mi o) ① Wake of a ship, ② Waterway, Channel
水明(すいめい-su i me i) Light shimmering on water
水面(すいめん-su i me n) Water surface
水門(すいもん-su i mo n) Sluice gate, Water gate, Flood gate
水紋(すいもん-su i mo n) Water ripple, Ripples on the water surface
水薬(すいやく or みずぐすり-su i ya ku (or) mi zu gu su ri) Potion, Liquid medicine
水溶(すいよう-su i yo u) Water-soluble, Aqueous
水溶液(すいようえき-su i yo u e ki) Water solution, Aqueous solution
水溶性(すいようせい-su i yo u se i) Water solubility, Water-soluble
水曜(すいよう-su i yo u) Wednesday
水浴(すいよく-su i yo ku) Water bath, Bath, Bathing
水雷(すいらい-su i ra i) ① Torpedo, ② Mine, Underwater mine
水利(すいり-su i ri) ① Utilization of water, Water supply, Irrigation, ② Water transportation, Navigability (e.g. of a river)
水理(すいり-su i ri) Hydraulic, Hydrologic
水陸(すいりく-su i ri ku) Land and water
水流(すいりゅう-su i ryu u) Water current, Water flow
水量(すいりょう-su i ryo u) Quantity of water, Volume of water
水力(すいりょく-su i ryo ku) Hydro‐power, Water power, Hydraulic power
水力発電(すいりょくはつでん-su i ryo ku ha tsu de n) Hydroelectric power generation, Water‐power generation, Hydropower, Hydroelectric Power
水冷(すいれい-su i re i) Water cooling
水練(すいれん-su i re n) Swimming practice
水路(すいろ-su i ro) Waterway, Canal, Channel, Watercourse, Aqueduct
水垢(みずあか-mi zu a ka) Scale, Furring, Incrustation
水揚げ(みずあげ-mi zu a ge) ① Landing, Unloading (e.g. a ship), ② Catch of fish, Takings, ③ Sales (of a shop), ④ Defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
水足(みずあし-mi zu a shi) ① The rate at which the volume of water in rivers and other water bodies increases and decreases, ② Draft, Depth of the submerged part of the hull
水油(みずあぶら-mi zu a bu ra) Hair oil, Camellia oil, Rape oil
水飴(みずあめ-mi zu a me) Mizuame, Glutinous starch syrup
水到りて渠成る(みずいたりてきょなる-mi zu i ta ri te kyo na ru) If one study deeply the person will naturally become a fine person
水絵(みずえ-mi zu e) ① Watercolor painting, ② Mizu-e, Early type of ukiyo-e with faintly printed outlines
水絵の具(みずえのぐ-mi zu e no gu) Water-soluble paint made by mixing pigments with water-soluble adhesives such as gum arabic
水白粉(みずおしろい-mi zu o shi ro i) Liquid face-whitening makeup
水鏡(みずかがみ-mi zu ka ga mi) Reflective water surface, Reflecting water
水搔き(みずかき-mi zu ka ki) Web (between fingers or toes), Paddle, Paddle blade
水掛け論(みずかけろん-mi zu ka ke ro n) Fruitless dispute, Endless dispute, Endless argument, Pointless argument
水加減(みずかげん-mi zu ka ge n) Amount of water, Proper quantity of water
水嵩(みずかさ-mi zu ka sa) Volume of water (in a river, pond, flood etc)
水菓子(みずがし-mi zu ga shi) ① Jelly dessert, ② Fruit
水瓶 or 水甕(みずがめ-mi zu ga me) Water jar
水着(みずぎ-mi zu gi) Swimming wear, Bathing suit
水飢饉(みずききん-mi zu ki ki n) Water famine, Drought, Water shortage
水清ければ魚棲まず(みずきよければうおすまず-mi zu ki yo ke re ba u o su ma zu) The morally upright have a hard time making friends, Fish will not live in water that is too clean
水際(みずぎわ-mi zu gi wa) ① Waterside, Edge of the water, Shore, ② Before coming ashore, Before entering the country, At the border
水際立つ(みずぎわだつ-mi zu gi wa da tsu) To be splendid, To be superb
水茎(みずぐき-mi zu gu ki) ① Writing brush, ② Writing, Handwriting
水臭い(みずくさい-mi zu ku sa i) ① Stand-offish, Distant, Not frank, Reserved, ② Watery (alcohol, coffee etc), Weak, Washy
水苔(みずごけ-mi zu go ke) Sphagnum, Bog moss, Peat moss, Sphagnum moss
水翻し(みずこぼし-mi zu ko bo shi) Waste-water container (tea ceremony), Slop jar, Slop basin, Slop bowl, Slop basin
水垢離(みずごり-mi zu go ri) Cold-water ablutions (for spiritual purification)
水杯 or 水盃(みずさかずき-mi zu sa ka zu ki) Farewell cups of water
水先(みずさき-mi zu sa ki) ① Direction of a current, ② Course of a ship
水先案内(みずさきあんない-mi zu sa ki a n na i) Pilotage, Pilot
水差し(みずさし-mi zu sa shi) Pitcher, Water jug, Watering can
水仕(みずし-mi zu shi) ① Kitchen work, Housework, ② Scullion, Servant who works in the kitchen (usu. female)
水資源(みずしげん-mi zu shi ge n) Water resources
水仕事(みずしごと-mi zu shi go to) Kitchen work, Scrubbing and washing
水商売(みずしょうばい-mi zu sho u ba i) ① Bar and restaurant business, Night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar), Nightlife business, ② Chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability
水澄まし(みずすまし-mi zu su ma shi) ① Whirligig (beetle), ② Pond skater, Water strider
水攻め(みずぜめ-mi zu ze me) ① Inundating a castle, Flooding a castle, ② Cutting off a castle’s water supply
水責め(みずぜめ-mi zu ze me) Torture by water, Water cure (torture)
水炊き(みずたき-mi zu ta ki) Food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi etc) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu)
水玉(みずたま-mi zu ta ma) ① Drop of water
水玉模様(みずたまもよう-mi zu ta ma mo yo u) Polka dot
水溜り(みずたまり-mi zu ta ma ri) Puddle, Pool of water
水茶屋(みずちゃや-mi zu cha ya) Roadside tea-house (Edo era)
水鉄砲(みずでっぽう-mi zu de ppo u) Water pistol, Squirt gun, Water gun
水時計(みずどけい-mi zu do ke i) Water clock, Clepsydra
水取り(みずとり-mi zu to ri) (Performed at Tōdaiji on March 13) The water‐drawing ceremony, The rite of drawing sacred water
水鳥(みずどり-mi zu do ri) Waterfowl, Water bird, Shorebird
水菜(みずな-mi zu na) Mizuna (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica), Potherb mustard
水に油(みずにあぶら-mi zu ni a bu ra) Never harmonized things just like oil and water
水に流す(みずにながす-mi zu ni na ga su) To forgive and forget, To let bygones be bygones, To sweep under the carpet, To wipe the slate clean
水の泡(みずのあわ-mi zu no a wa) ① Come to nothing, End up in failure, ② Something short-lived
水飲み or 水呑み(みずのみ-mi zu no mi) Glass, Tumbler
水飲み百姓 or 水吞み百姓(みずのみびゃくしょう-mi zu no mi bya ku sho u) Poor peasant, Peasant farmer
水捌け(みずはけ-mi zu ha ke) Drainage
水洟(みずばな-mi zu ba na) Runny nose, Watery nasal mucus, Snivel
水は方円の器に従う(みずはほうえんのうつわにしたがう-mi zu ha ho u e n no u tsu wa ni shi ta ga u) Just as water becomes square when placed in a square container and round when placed in a round container, people change for better or worse depending on their environment and the people they associate with
水腹(みずばら-mi zu ba ra) ① Waterlogged stomach, ② Allaying hunger with water
水張り(みずはり-mi zu ha ri) Spreading a piece of wet washing or paper on a board
水引き(みずひき-mi zu hi ki) Red‐(or occasionally black‐)and‐white paper string (for tying presents)
水引き幕(みずひきまく-mi zu hi ki ma ku) A curtain hung from the ceiling in front of the ceremony hall or altar (or on all four sides of the room) during a funeral
水浸し(みずびたし-mi zu bi ta shi) Inundation, Submersion, Being flooded
水脹れ(みずぶくれ-mi zu bu ku re) Blister
水船(みずぶね-mi zu bu ne) ① Water trough, Track pan, Cistern, Water tank, ② Boat transporting water (esp. drinking water), Water boat, ③ Waterlogged boat, Coffin
水枕(みずまくら-mi zu ma ku ra) Water pillow, Water cushion
水増し(みずまし-mi zu ma shi) ① Dilution, Watering down, ② Inflation (of budget, claim etc), Padding
水虫(みずむし-mi zu mu shi) ① Athlete’s foot, ② Water boatman (esp. species Hesperocorixa distanti), ③ Asellus hilgendorfii (species of aquatic sowbug)
水餅(みずもち-mi zu mo chi) Mochi soaked in water (to protect against mold), Rice cakes preserved in water
水物(みずもの-mi zu mo no) ① Gamble, Uncertain affair, Matter of chance, ② Liquid, Beverage, Drink, ③ Food with high water content (esp. sorbet or fruit served as a dessert in a kaiseki dinner)
水も漏らさぬ(みずももらさぬ-mi zu mo mo ra sa nu) Watertight (plans etc), Strict (watch), Airtight (fielding)
水盛り(みずもり-mi zu mo ri) ① Leveling, ② Water level (a device)
水屋(みずや-mi zu ya) ① Cupboard for tea‐things, ② Kitchen, ③ Washing place in a tea‐ceremony room, ④ Washstand for worshipers, ⑤ Vendor of drinking water
水羊羹(みずようかん-mi zu yo u ka n) Mizu yōkan, Soft adzuki-bean jelly
水牢(みずろう-mi zu ro u) Water-filled chamber (by being placed in it for punishment)
水割り(みずわり-mi zu wa ri) Whiskey‐and‐water, Watered, Mixture with water
水を差す(みずをさす-mi zu wo sa su) ① To pour water (into), To dilute with water, ② To hinder, To hamper, To throw cold water on, To put a damper on, To estrange (people)
水を向ける(みずをむける-mi zu wo mu ke ru) ① To try and draw someone out, To fish for information, ② (For a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them, ③ To offer water before a grave
水無月(みなづき-mi na du ki) Sixth month of the lunar calendar (approx. July)
雨水(あまみず-a ma mi zu) Rain water, Storm sewage
一衣帯水(いちたいすい-i chi i ta i su i) (Being separated only by a) narrow strip of water, Narrow strait (channel, river)
飲用水(いんようすい-i n yo u su i) Drinking water, Potable water
飲料水(いんりょうすい-i n ryo u su i) Drinking water, Water to drink, Potable water
雲水(うんすい-u n su i) ① Monk undergoing Zen training, Itinerant priest, Wandering monk, Mendicant, ② Clouds and water
塩水(えんすい or しおみず-e n su i (or) shi o mi zu) Brine, Salt water
大水(おおみず-o o mi zu) Flood, Spate
汚水(おすい-o su i) Waste water, Sewage
海水(かいすい-ka i su i) Seawater
河水(かすい-ka su i) River water
行水(ぎょうずい or こうすい-gyo u zu i (or) ko u su i) Tub bath, Washing oneself in a tub, Taking a bath in a washtub
下水(げすい-ge su i) Sewage, Wastewater
香水(こうすい-ko u su i) Fragrance, Perfume, Scent
洪水(こうずい-ko u zu i) Flood
湖水(こすい-ko su i) Lake water
山水(さんすい-sa n su i) ① Mountain and water, Landscape (containing hills and rivers), ② Landscape picture, ③ Mountain stream, Water that flows down from a mountain, ④ Garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond
止水(しすい-shi su i) ① Still water, Stagnant water, ② Stopping the flow of water
清水(しみず or せいすい-shi mi zu (or) se i su i) ① Spring water, ② Clear water, Pure water
浄水(じょうすい-jo u su i) ① Clean water, Purified water, ② Water treatment, Water purification
静水(せいすい-se i su i) Still water
泉水(せんすい-se n su i)
濁水(だくすい-da ku su i) Muddy water, Turbid water
淡水(たんすい-ta n su i) Fresh water, Plain water
地下水(ちかすい-chi ka su i) Underground water, Ground water, Subsoil water
治水(ちすい-chi su i) River improvement, Flood control
泥水(でいすい-de i su i) Muddy water
排水(はいすい-ha i su i) Drainage, Waste water, Pumping out water, Sewerage
噴水(ふんすい-fu n su i) Fountain
防水(ぼうすい-bo u su i) Waterproofing
真水(まみず-ma mi zu) Fresh water
用水(ようすい-yo u su i) Irrigation water, Water for fire, City water, Cistern water
流水(りゅうすい-ryu u su i) Running water, Effluent, Flowing water
冷水(れいすい-re i su i) Cold water

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