水気・水け|みずけmizuke[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounwater content; moisture; juiciness; dampness
2. nounwater vapor (vapour); steam
3. noundropsy; edema; oedema

• Synonym湿りしめりNeutralA noun for the degree of dampness; it rarely stands alone. 「水気」 focuses on the water contained in food or objects.
• Synonym湿り気しめりけNeutralSlight dampness in something, as in 「湿り気を帯びる」; it leans toward being a little damp, while 「水気」 is about how much water something holds.
• Synonym湿気しっけNeutralDampness in the air or in things, as in 「湿気が多い」 or 「湿気を吸う」; 「水気」 centers on the water an object contains.
• Related湿しつWrittenRefers to humidity and mostly appears in compounds such as 「湿度」; on its own it has a written, formal feel.
• Antonym乾燥かんそうNeutralDryness, the opposite of water-containing 「水気」, as in 「空気が乾燥する」.
• Antonym乾きかわきNeutralThe drying that comes as water evaporates, as in 「洗濯物の乾きが早い」; the opposite of 「水気」.

Use 「水気」 for the water contained in food or objects, as in 「水気を切る」. For dampness or humidity in the air pick 「湿気」, for a slight dampness 「湿り気」, and for dryness 「乾燥」.

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1. 湿り気しめりけ。
2. 水煙すいえん。水蒸気すいじょうき。
3. 水腫すいしゅ。