Number:
33
水 water
(left radical radical)
MUTANTS:
- waterleft
ONYOMI: SUI
After 4 days in the desert, the water tasted SWEET.
The vertical stroke is like a waterfall, with four drops of water splashing out from it.
DESCRIPTION: -
KUNYOMI:
- みず
-
water
JUKUGO:
- 水曜日 ( すいようび )
-
Wednesday
水 (water) + 曜日 (Day of the week (BOOBOO； in practice, most Japanese omit the final '日'.So, 木曜日(もくようび） becomes simply 木曜 (もくよう）)) = 水曜日 (Wednesday)
- 水着 ( みずぎ )
-
swim-suit
(KUNKUN)
水 (water) + 着 (wear / arrive) = 水着 (swim-suit)
- 水族館 ( すいぞくかん )
-
aquarium
水 (water) + 族 (family) + 館 (big hall) = 水族館 (aquarium)
- 水商売 ( みずしょうばい )
-
hostess clubs, host clubs,strip clubs, etc.
(KUN ON)
水 (water) + 商売 (a business, a line of work: (the camera business, the pimp game, the clock business, etc.)) = 水商売 (hostess clubs, host clubs,strip clubs, etc.)
- 香水 ( こうすい )
-
perfume
香 (good smell) + 水 (water) = 香水 (perfume)
- 洪水 ( こうずい )
-
flood (be careful - the す is pronounced ず、which is really unusual.)
洪 (flood) + 水 (water) = 洪水 (flood)
- 水滴 ( すいてき )
-
a drop of water
水 (water) + 滴 (drop) = 水滴 (drop of water)
- 排水溝 ( はいすいこう )
-
big ditch. who cares.
排 (eliminate) + 水 (water) + 溝 (ditch) = 排水溝 (big ditch.)
LOOKALIKES:
USED IN:
| Meaning | Hint | Radical | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 氷 | ice | ONE SNOWFLAKE-DOT | |
| 水 | water | NO FLAKES AT ALL | |
| 永 | forever | TWO SNOWFLAKE-DOTS |
Ice has the SNOWFLAKE on top, water doesn't. So you can say, "Water doesn't have a SNOWFLAKE because water is warm."
If it has been icy for ever, there are TWO SNOWFLAKES piled up on top of each other!