飲料水|いんりょうすいinryousui
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Definitions
- noundrinking water
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym飲み水のみみずNeutralThe everyday word, as in 「飲み水を確保する」; 「飲料水」is more formal and typical of signs and labels.
- Synonym上水じょうすいNeutralWater delivered to users that is safe to drink; also a supply channel, as in 「玉川上水」. 「飲料水」focuses on whether water can be drunk.
- Synonym飲用水いんようすいNeutralA technical term for water fit to drink, almost synonymous with 「飲料水」; both sound formal rather than everyday.
- Antonym汚水おすいNeutralDirty water discharged from homes and factories, the opposite of clean, drinkable 「飲料水」.
In everyday speech say 「飲み水」; 「飲料水」and 「飲用水」are formal, typical of signs and packaging. Water delivered by the supply system is 「上水」.
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