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shuǐ
    shui3
shui
 mizu(p); mi
    みず(P); み

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Water
water; river; liquid; beverage; additional charges or income; (of clothes) classifier for number of washes
(1) (み is generally used in compounds) (See 湯・ゆ・1) water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); (2) fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; (3) flood; floodwaters; (4) (みず only) {sumo} (See 力水) water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; (5) (みず only) {sumo} (See 水入り) break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout; (female given name) Yoshimi
water; liquid.

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yǒng
    yong3
yung
 hisashi
    ひさし

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Eternity / Forever
forever; always; perpetual
(pref,suf) long; (adj-na,n,adj-no) eternity; perpetuity; immortality; (given name) Hisashi
Perpetual, eternal, everlasting (like the unceasing flow of water).

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pào
    pao4
p`ao
    pao
 
    あわ

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Paoa
bubble; foam; blister; to soak; to steep; to infuse; to dawdle; to loiter; to pick up (a girl); to get off with (a sexual partner); classifier for occurrences of an action; classifier for number of infusions
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
A bubble, a blister; to infuse.

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qīng
    qing1
ch`ing
    ching
 shin
    しん

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Clarity
(of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still; pure; uncorrupted; clear; distinct; to clear; to settle (accounts)
(hist) Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty; (personal name) Seiji

五大

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wǔ dà
    wu3 da4
wu ta
 godai
    ごだい

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Godai / Five Elements
(1) {Buddh} (See 五行・ごぎょう・1) the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); (2) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 五大明王) five great wisdom kings; (surname) Godai
The five elements— earth, water, fire, wind, and space. v. also 五行 the five agents. In the esoteric cult the five are the physical manifestation, or garbhadhātu, v. 胎; as being in all phenomena they are called 五輪 the five evolvers; their phonetic embryos 種子 are those of the Five Dhyani-Buddhas of the five directions, v. 五佛.

五行

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wǔ xíng
    wu3 xing2
wu hsing
 gogyou / gogyo
    ごぎょう

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Five Elements
five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water
(1) (See 五大・ごだい・1) the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; wu xing; (2) {Buddh} five practices of the Bodhisattvas; (3) (See 六信五行) the five pillars of Islam; (surname, given name) Gogyou
The five lines of conduct. I. According to the 起信論 Awakening of Faith they are almsgiving; keeping the commandments; patience under insult; zeal or progress; meditation. II. According to the 涅槃經 Nirvana Sutra they are saintly or bodhisattva deeds; arhat, or noble deeds; deva deeds; children's deeds (i. e. normal good deeds of men, devas, and Hinayanists); sickness conditions, e. g. illness, delusion, etc.; — into all these lines of conduct and conditions a Bodhisattva enters. III. The five elements, or tanmātra— wood, fire, earth, metal, and water; or earth, water, ire, air, and ether (or space) as taught by the later Mahāyāna philosophy; idem 五大.

四大

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sì dà
    si4 da4
ssu ta
 shidai
    しだい

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Shidai / Sida / Mahabhuta
the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism); the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放[da4 ming2 da4 fang4], 大辯論|大辩论[da4 bian4 lun4], 大字報|大字报[da4 zi4 bao4] (PRC)
(1) {Buddh} the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind); (2) the human body; (3) Tao, heaven, earth and king
mahābhūta, 四界; 四大界. The four elements of which all things are made; or the four realms; i. e. earth, water, fire, and wind (or air); they represent 堅, 濕, 煖, and 動 solid, liquid, heat, and motion; motion produces and maintains life. As 實 active or formative forces they are styled 四界 (四大界) ; as 假 passive or material objects they are 四大; but the 成實論 Satyasiddhi śāstra disputes the 實 and recognizes only the 假.

毒蛇

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dú shé
    du2 she2
tu she
 dokuja; dokuhebi
    どくじゃ; どくへび

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Viper
viper
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
A poisonous snake.; Poisonous snakes, the four elements of the body— earth, water, fire, wind (or air)— which harm a man by their variation, i. e. increase and decrease. Also, gold.

水牛

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shuǐ niú
    shui3 niu2
shui niu
 suigyuu(p); suigyuu / suigyu(p); suigyu
    すいぎゅう(P); スイギュウ

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Water Ox/Bull
water buffalo
(1) water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water buffalo; (2) wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee); Asian water buffalo; (place-name) Zungyou

水球

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shuǐ qiú
    shui3 qiu2
shui ch`iu
    shui chiu
 suikyuu / suikyu
    すいきゅう

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Water Polo
water polo
water polo

水蛇

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shuǐ shé
    shui3 she2
shui she

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Water Snake
water snake

水馬


水马

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shuǐ mǎ
    shui3 ma3
shui ma
 suiba
    すいば

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Water Horse
water-filled barrier
crossing water with a horse; (surname) Mizuma

水龍


水龙

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shuǐ lóng
    shui3 long2
shui lung

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Water Dragon
hose; pipe; fire hose; (botany) water primrose (Jussiaea repens)

癸卯

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guǐ mǎo
    gui3 mao3
kuei mao
 mizunotou; kibou / mizunoto; kibo
    みずのとう; きぼう

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Year Of The Water Rabbit
fortieth year J4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1963 or 2023
(See 干支・1) Water Rabbit (40th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1903, 1963, 2023)

若水

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 wakamizu
    わかみず

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Be Like Water
first water drawn from a well on New Year's Day; (place-name, surname) Wakamizu

雲水


云水

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yún shuǐ
    yun2 shui3
yün shui
 unsui; kumomizu
    うんすい; くもみず

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Unsui
(1) itinerant priest; wandering monk; mendicant; (2) clouds and water; (given name) Unsui
雲兄水弟; 雲衲; 雲納 Homeless or roaming monks.

風水


风水

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fēng shuǐ
    feng1 shui3
feng shui
 fuusui / fusui
    ふうすい

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Feng Shui
feng shui; geomancy
(1) feng shui; fengshui; (2) wind and water; (female given name) Fumi
geomancy

風輪


风轮

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fēng lún
    feng1 lun2
feng lun

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Wind Wheel
The wheel, or circle, of wind below the circle of water and metal on which the earth rests; the circle of wind rests on space.

からん

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 karan
    カラン
(rare) (See 蛇口) water outlet (dut: kraan); tap; faucet; (personal name) Galland; Garang

弁財天

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 benzaiten
    べんざいてん

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Benzaiten
(Buddhist term) Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water; (place-name) Benzaiten

水瓶座

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shuǐ píng zuò
    shui3 ping2 zuo4
shui p`ing tso
    shui ping tso
 mizugameza
    みずがめざ

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Aquarius Zodiac Symbol / Sign
Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Aquarius (constellation); the Water Carrier; the Water Bearer; (personal name) Mizugameza

阿修羅


阿修罗

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ā xiū luó
    a1 xiu1 luo2
a hsiu lo
 ashura; asura
    あしゅら; あすら

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Frightful Demon / Asura
Asura, malevolent spirits in Indian mythology
{Buddh} Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology; (female given name) Ashura
asura, 修羅 originally meaning a spirit, spirits, or even the gods, it generally indicates titanic demons, enemies of the gods, with whom, especially Indra, they wage constant war. They are defined as 'not devas', and 'ugly', and 'without wine'. Other forms are 阿須羅 (or 阿蘇羅, or 阿素羅); 阿修倫 (or羅須倫 or 阿修輪 or 羅須輪); 阿素洛; 阿差. Four classes are named according to their manner of rebirth-egg, born, womb-born, transformation-born, and spawn- or water-born. Their abode is in the ocean, north of Sumeru, but certain of the weaker dwell in a western mountain cave. They have realms, rulers, and palaces, as have the devas. The 阿修羅道 is one of the six gatis, or ways of reincarnation. The 修羅場 or 修羅巷 is the battlefield of the asuras against Indra. The 阿修羅琴 are their harps.

上善若水

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shàng shàn ruò shuǐ
    shang4 shan4 ruo4 shui3
shang shan jo shui

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Ultimate Goodness of Water
the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the "Book of Dao" 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1])

四大元素

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 yondaigenso
    よんだいげんそ

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Earth Fire Water Air
the four classical chemical elements (fire, earth, air and water)

地水火風


地水火风

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dì shuǐ huǒ fēng
    di4 shui3 huo3 feng1
ti shui huo feng
 chisuikafuu; jisuikafuu / chisuikafu; jisuikafu
    ちすいかふう; じすいかふう

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Four Elements
{Buddh} earth, water, fire, and wind (the four elements)
earth, water, fire, wind

杯水車薪


杯水车薪

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bēi shuǐ chē xīn
    bei1 shui3 che1 xin1
pei shui ch`e hsin
    pei shui che hsin
lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure

沈魚落雁


沈鱼落雁

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chén yú luò yàn
    chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4
ch`en yü lo yen
    chen yü lo yen
 chingyorakugan
    ちんぎょらくがん

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Beautiful Woman Proverb
variant of 沉魚落雁|沉鱼落雁[chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4]
(yoji) charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame

滴水穿石

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dī shuǐ chuān shí
    di1 shui3 chuan1 shi2
ti shui ch`uan shih
    ti shui chuan shih

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Dripping Water Penetrates Stone
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success; You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.; Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.

鏡花水月


镜花水月

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jìng huā shuǐ yuè
    jing4 hua1 shui3 yue4
ching hua shui yüeh
 kyoukasuigetsu / kyokasuigetsu
    きょうかすいげつ

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Flower in the Mirror, Moon on Water
lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom); fig. an unrealistic rosy view; viewing things through rose-tinted spectacles; also written 水月鏡花|水月镜花
(yoji) flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface; something that is visible but having no substance; the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words

地水火風空

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 chisuikafuukuu; jisuikafuukuu / chisuikafuku; jisuikafuku
    ちすいかふうくう; じすいかふうくう

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Five Elements
{Buddh} earth, water, fire, wind and void (the five elements)

吃水不忘掘井人

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chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén
    chi1 shui3 bu4 wang4 jue2 jing3 ren2
ch`ih shui pu wang chüeh ching jen
    chih shui pu wang chüeh ching jen
Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)

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kǎn
    kan3
k`an
    kan
 kan
    かん
pit; threshold; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing water; ☵
(1) (archaism) pit; hole; (2) kan (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: water, north); (surname) Kita


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jiǎn
    jian3
chien
 ken
    けん
bamboo conduit; water pipe of bamboo
open water pipe; conduit; (surname) Ken

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líng
    ling2
ling
 hishi; hishi
    ひし; ヒシ
water caltrop (Trapa species)
(1) water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica); water chestnut; (2) caltrop (weapon); (surname) Hishi


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chún
    chun2
ch`un
    chun
 nunawa
    ぬなわ
edible water plant; Brasenia schreberi
water shield (Brasenia schreberi)


𬸪

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fán
    fan2
fan
 ban; ban
    ばん; バン
water-hen; gallinula
(kana only) moorhen (Gallinula chloropus); waterhen; gallinule; (surname) Ban

上水

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shàng shuǐ
    shang4 shui3
shang shui
 jousui / josui
    じょうすい
upper reaches (of a river); to go upstream; to add some water; to water (a crop etc)
water supply; tap water; (place-name) Jōsui

冷水

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lěng shuǐ
    leng3 shui3
leng shui
 reisui / resui
    れいすい
cold water; unboiled water; fig. not yet ready (of plans)
cold water; (surname) Reisui

凍結


冻结

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dòng jié
    dong4 jie2
tung chieh
 touketsu / toketsu
    とうけつ
to freeze (water etc); (fig.) to freeze (assets, prices etc)
(n,vs,vi) (1) freezing (e.g. water); (noun, transitive verb) (2) freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)

原水

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yuán shuǐ
    yuan2 shui3
yüan shui
 gensui
    げんすい
raw water; unpurified water
raw water; (place-name, surname) Haramizu

取水

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qǔ shuǐ
    qu3 shui3
ch`ü shui
    chü shui
 shusui
    しゅすい
water intake; to obtain water (from a well etc)
(n,vs,vt,vi) drawing water from river or lake; water intake

垂涎

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chuí xián
    chui2 xian2
ch`ui hsien
    chui hsien
 suizen; suien; suisen(ok)
    すいぜん; すいえん; すいせん(ok)
to water at the mouth; to drool
(n,vs,vi) (1) avid desire; craving; thirst; envy; (n,vs,vi) (2) (orig. meaning) watering at the mouth; drooling

山水

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shān shuǐ
    shan1 shui3
shan shui
 sansui; yamamizu
    さんすい; やまみず
water from a mountain; mountains and rivers; scenery; landscape
(1) mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); (2) (さんすい only) (abbreviation) (See 山水画) landscape picture; (3) mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; (4) (さんすい only) (See 築山) garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond; (surname) Yamamizu
mountains and rivers

打水

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dǎ shuǐ
    da3 shui3
ta shui
 uchimizu
    うちみず
to draw water; to splash water
sprinkling water (to keep down dust and to cool pavements, etc.)

放水

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fàng shuǐ
    fang4 shui3
fang shui
 housui / hosui
    ほうすい
to turn on the water; to let water out; (sports) to throw a game
(n,vs,vi) (1) discharge of water (from a river, dam, etc.); drainage; (n,vs,vi) (2) spraying water (on); hosing

散水

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sàn shuǐ
    san4 shui3
san shui
 sansui
    さんすい
apron (sloping brickwork to disperse water)
(noun/participle) sprinkling water over; irrigating

水上

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shuǐ shàng
    shui3 shang4
shui shang
 minakami
    みなかみ
on water; aquatic
headwaters; source; (place-name) Munagai
on the water

水位

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shuǐ wèi
    shui3 wei4
shui wei
 suii / sui
    すいい
water level
water level; (given name) Suii

水冷

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shuǐ lěng
    shui3 leng3
shui leng
 suirei / suire
    すいれい
to water-cool
(noun - becomes adjective with の) water cooling

水利

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shuǐ lì
    shui3 li4
shui li
 suiri
    すいり
water conservancy; irrigation works
(1) utilization of water; water supply; irrigation; (2) water transportation; navigability (e.g. of a river); (surname) Mizutoshi

水域

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shuǐ yù
    shui3 yu4
shui yü
 suiiki / suiki
    すいいき
waters; body of water
waters; water area

水柱

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shuǐ zhù
    shui3 zhu4
shui chu
 mizubashira; suichuu / mizubashira; suichu
    みずばしら; すいちゅう
stream of water (as from a fountain or a faucet); jet of water
column of water; water column

水棲


水栖

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shuǐ qī
    shui3 qi1
shui ch`i
    shui chi
 suisei / suise
    すいせい
aquatic; living in water
(noun - becomes adjective with の) aquatic (life); living in the water

水深

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shuǐ shēn
    shui3 shen1
shui shen
 suishin
    すいしん
depth (of waterway); sounding
depth of water; (place-name) Mizubuka

水煙


水烟

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shuǐ yān
    shui3 yan1
shui yen
 mizukemuri
    みずけむり
    suien
    すいえん
shredded tobacco for water pipes
mist over a body of water; spray; (1) mist over a body of water; spray; (2) suien (four decorative metal plates joined at right angles forming part of a pagoda finial)

水牢

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shuǐ láo
    shui3 lao2
shui lao
 mizurou / mizuro
    みずろう
prison cell containing water, in which prisoners are forced to be partly immersed
(punishment by being placed in a) water-filled chamber

水管

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shuǐ guǎn
    shui3 guan3
shui kuan
 suikan
    すいかん
water pipe
(noun - becomes adjective with の) water pipe

水草

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shuǐ cǎo
    shui3 cao3
shui ts`ao
    shui tsao
 mizukusa; suisou / mizukusa; suiso
    みずくさ; すいそう
water plants; habitat with water source and grass
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte; (surname) Mizugusa

水質


水质

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shuǐ zhì
    shui3 zhi4
shui chih
 suishitsu
    すいしつ
water quality
water quality

水運


水运

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shuǐ yùn
    shui3 yun4
shui yün
 suiun
    すいうん
waterborne transport
water transportation

水道

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shuǐ dào
    shui3 dao4
shui tao
 suidou / suido
    すいどう
watercourse (river, canal, drain etc); water route; lane (in a swimming pool)
(1) water supply; water service; waterworks; tap water; (2) channel; strait; (3) water course; waterway; (surname) Mizumichi

水量

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shuǐ liàng
    shui3 liang4
shui liang
 suiryou / suiryo
    すいりょう
volume of water; quantity of flow
quantity or volume of water

水陸


水陆

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shuǐ lù
    shui3 lu4
shui lu
 suiriku
    すいりく
water and land; by water and land (transport); amphibian; delicacies from land and sea
land and water

水面

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shuǐ miàn
    shui3 mian4
shui mien
 suimen(p); minamo
    すいめん(P); みなも
water surface
water's surface; (female given name) Minamo

水鳥


水鸟

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shuǐ niǎo
    shui3 niao3
shui niao
 mizutori(p); mizudori; suichou / mizutori(p); mizudori; suicho
    みずとり(P); みずどり; すいちょう
waterbird
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird; (surname) Minatori

汪汪

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wāng wāng
    wang1 wang1
wang wang
 ouou / oo
    おうおう
gleaming with tears; woof woof (sound of a dog barking); (literary) (of a body of water) broad and deep
(adj-t,adv-to) wide and deep (of a body of water); voluminous

河水

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hé shuǐ
    he2 shui3
ho shui
 kasui
    かすい
river water
river water; stream; (place-name) Kōsui

河童

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hé tóng
    he2 tong2
ho t`ung
    ho tung
 kappa; kappa; kawappa(ok)
    かっぱ; カッパ; かわっぱ(ok)
kappa, a child-size humanoid water creature in Japanese folklore
(1) kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; (2) (かっぱ, カッパ only) (colloquialism) excellent swimmer; (3) (かっぱ, カッパ only) (colloquialism) (See 胡瓜) cucumber; (4) (かっぱ, カッパ only) (abbreviation) (kana only) (See かっぱ巻き) cucumber sushi wrapped in nori; (given name) Kadou

泥水

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ní shuǐ
    ni2 shui3
ni shui
 doromizu; deisui / doromizu; desui
    どろみず; でいすい
muddy water; mud; masonry (craft)
(1) muddy water; (2) red-light district
muddy water

注水

see styles
zhù shuǐ
    zhu4 shui3
chu shui
 chuusui / chusui
    ちゅうすい
to pour water into; to inject water into
(n,vs,vi) pouring water; flooding; douche

流水

see styles
liú shuǐ
    liu2 shui3
liu shui
 ryuusui / ryusui
    りゅうすい
running water; (business) turnover
running water; stream; (female given name) Rumi
Flowing water, name of a former incarnation of Śākyamuni.

涵養


涵养

see styles
hán yǎng
    han2 yang3
han yang
 kanyou / kanyo
    かんよう
to cultivate (personal qualities); (of forests etc) to support; to provide a suitable environment for the replenishment of (natural resources: groundwater, animals, plants etc)
(noun/participle) (1) cultivation (esp. character, virtue, moral sentiment); fostering; training; (2) penetration (e.g. surface water into an aquifer)

淡水

see styles
dàn shuǐ
    dan4 shui3
tan shui
 tansui
    たんすい
potable water (water with low salt content); fresh water
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 鹹水) fresh water (i.e. not salt water); (given name) Tansui

清水

see styles
qīng shuǐ
    qing1 shui3
ch`ing shui
    ching shui
 shimizu; seisui; kiyomizu / shimizu; sesui; kiyomizu
    しみず; せいすい; きよみず
fresh water; drinking water; clear water
(1) spring water; (2) clear (pure) water; (place-name) Seizui

游蛇

see styles
yóu shé
    you2 she2
yu she
 yuuda; yuuda / yuda; yuda
    ゆうだ; ユウダ
water snake; colubrid; racer
(kana only) water snake

湯婆


汤婆

see styles
tāng pó
    tang1 po2
t`ang p`o
    tang po
 tanpo; touba / tanpo; toba
    たんぽ; とうば
hot-water bottle
(1) (See 湯たんぽ) hot-water bottle; (2) (たんぽ only) (ksb:) (See ちろり) metal sake jug; sake warmer

湯種


汤种

see styles
tāng zhǒng
    tang1 zhong3
t`ang chung
    tang chung
 yudane
    ゆだね
water roux (aka tangzhong), a gelatinous paste made by heating a mixture of flour and water, used in breadmaking to produce a softer, fluffier loaf (loanword from Japanese 湯種 yudane)
tangzhong; water roux; yudane; gelatinous paste made by heating a mixture of flour and water, used in breadmaking

滴水

see styles
dī shuǐ
    di1 shui3
ti shui
 tekisui
    てきすい
water drop; dripping water
water dripping; (given name) Tekisui
a drop of water

漏水

see styles
lòu shuǐ
    lou4 shui3
lou shui
 rousui / rosui
    ろうすい
to leak (of water)
(n,vs,vi) water leakage; water leak; (surname) Morimizu
leaking water

灌水

see styles
guàn shuǐ
    guan4 shui3
kuan shui
 kansui
    かんすい
to irrigate; to pour water into; to inject water into meat to increase its weight (plumping); to cook the books; to post low-value messages (small talk etc) on Internet forums
(noun/participle) sprinkling (water); watering (plants)

熱水


热水

see styles
rè shuǐ
    re4 shui3
je shui
 nessui
    ねっすい
hot water
(1) hot water; boiling water; (2) {geol} hydrothermal water; hydrothermal solution

生水

see styles
shēng shuǐ
    sheng1 shui3
sheng shui
 namamizu
    なまみず
unboiled water
unboiled water; (place-name) Shouzu

白水

see styles
bái shuǐ
    bai2 shui3
pai shui
 shiromizu
    しろみず
plain water
color of water after washing rice (colour); (place-name, surname) Hakusui

睡蓮


睡莲

see styles
shuì lián
    shui4 lian2
shui lien
 suiren
    すいれん
water lily
(1) water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea); (2) (See 未草) pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona); (given name) Suiren
water lily

硬水

see styles
yìng shuǐ
    ying4 shui3
ying shui
 kousui / kosui
    こうすい
hard water
(See 軟水) hard water

秋水

see styles
qiū shuǐ
    qiu1 shui3
ch`iu shui
    chiu shui
 shuusui / shusui
    しゅうすい
limpid autumn waters (trad. description of girl's beautiful eyes)
clear autumn water; clear fall water; (female given name) Toshimi

積水


积水

see styles
jī shuǐ
    ji1 shui3
chi shui
 sekisui
    せきすい
to collect water; to be covered with water; to pond; accumulated water; ponding
(archaism) body of water; (personal name) Tsumumi

節水


节水

see styles
jié shuǐ
    jie2 shui3
chieh shui
 sessui
    せっすい
to save water
(n,vs,vi) saving water; water conservation; economizing on water; (personal name) Setsumi

給水


给水

see styles
jǐ shuǐ
    ji3 shui3
chi shui
 kyuusui / kyusui
    きゅうすい
to supply water; to provide feedwater
(n,vs,vt,vi) water supply; supplied water; water refill

耐水

see styles
nài shuǐ
    nai4 shui3
nai shui
 taisui
    たいすい
waterproof
(noun - becomes adjective with の) water-resistant; waterproof

聖水


圣水

see styles
shèng shuǐ
    sheng4 shui3
sheng shui
 seisui / sesui
    せいすい
holy water
(1) holy water; (2) (vulgar) (slang) urine (esp. as related to urolagnia); (surname) Seisui

落水

see styles
luò shuǐ
    luo4 shui3
lo shui
 rakusui
    らくすい
to fall into water; to sink; overboard; fig. to degenerate; to sink (into depravity); to go to the dogs
(1) waterpower; running water; (noun/participle) (2) falling overboard; (place-name, surname) Ochimizu

透水

see styles
tòu shuǐ
    tou4 shui3
t`ou shui
    tou shui
 tousui / tosui
    とうすい
permeable; percolation; water leak
permeation (e.g. of water); percolation; seepage; (female given name) Toumi

通水

see styles
tōng shuǐ
    tong1 shui3
t`ung shui
    tung shui
 tsuusui / tsusui
    つうすい
to have running water (in a house etc)
(n,vs,vi) flushing (with water or other liquid); passing water through (something); (place-name) Toorimizu

重水

see styles
zhòng shuǐ
    zhong4 shui3
chung shui
 juusui / jusui
    じゅうすい
heavy water (chemistry)
heavy water; (surname) Shigemizu

雨水

see styles
yǔ shuǐ
    yu3 shui3
yü shui
 amamizu(p); usui
    あまみず(P); うすい
rainwater; rainfall; rain
(1) rain water; (2) (うすい only) (See 二十四節気) "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19); (surname, female given name) Usui

飲水


饮水

see styles
yǐn shuǐ
    yin3 shui3
yin shui
 insui
    いんすい
drinking water
(noun/participle) (act of) drinking water

鹹水


咸水

see styles
xián shuǐ
    xian2 shui3
hsien shui
 kansui
    かんすい
salt water; brine
(See 淡水) brackish water; brine; salt water
Salt water.

地下水

see styles
dì xià shuǐ
    di4 xia4 shui3
ti hsia shui
 chikasui
    ちかすい
groundwater
underground water

地表水

see styles
dì biǎo shuǐ
    di4 biao3 shui3
ti piao shui
 chihyousui / chihyosui
    ちひょうすい
surface water
surface water

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