水|みずmizu[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N5approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounwater (esp. cool or cold)
    Add water and stir to a paste.
  2. nounfluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
  3. nounflood; floodwaters
  4. noun, sumowater offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
  5. noun, sumobreak granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymウォーターNeutralLoanword for water, mostly seen in compounds such as 「ミネラルウォーター」 but also usable on its own; in everyday speech 「水」 is the normal word.
  • Synonymお水おみずNeutralA politer, softened form of 「水」, often used when ordering, as in 「お水ください」. In slang it can also refer to the nightlife hostess trade.
  • Antonym火ひNeutralThe opposite of 「水」: burning fire. The two are frequently set against each other as contrasting symbols.

Use 「水」 as the default word for water; say 「お水」 to sound polite or when ordering; the loanword 「ウォーター」 appears mostly in compounds like 「ミネラルウォーター」 but can stand alone.

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Japanese definitions
  1. (みず)水素すいそ原子げんし 2: 酸素さんそ原子げんし1 の割合わりあいで化合かごうした物質ぶっしつの集あつまり。外枠そとわくに従したがって形かたちを変かえ、高たかい所ところから低ひくい所ところに流ながれる性質せいしつをもつ液体えきたいの代表だいひょう。
  2. (みず)1.のうち生活せいかつや飲用いんよう、調理ちょうり等とうに供きょうするもの。水道水すいどうすい、飲用いんよう水すい。
  3. (みず)(湯ゆと対比たいひさせて)1.や2.のうち温度おんどの低ひくいもの。
  4. (みず)水溶液すいようえき。
  5. (みず)一般いっぱんに液状えきじょうのもの。
  6. (みず)水分すいぶんが多おおいもの。
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