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water

HSK 1 N4
shuǐ
スイ
みず、みず-
Depicts the flow of water in a river.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[Shuǐ]
surname Shui
[shuǐ]
water; river; liquid; beverage; additional charges or income; (of clothes) classifier for number of washes
Japanese
みず 同音

noun

  1. water (esp. cool or cold)
  2. fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
  3. flood; floodwaters
  4. sumo water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
  5. sumo break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
すい 同音

noun

  1. abbrev. Wednesday
  2. shaved ice (served with flavored syrup)
  3. water (fifth of the five elements)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
あおい
Aoi female given name
あくあ
Akua female given name
いお
Io female given name
すい
Sui female given name
みず
Mizu female given namesurname
みずあらい
Mizuarai unclassified name
みずき
Mizuki female given name
みずさき
Mizusaki surname
みずざき
Mizuzaki surname
みずたか
Mizutaka surname
みずつぎ
Mizutsugi unclassified name
みずはい
Mizuhai unclassified name
みな
Mina female given name
みなと
Minato female given name
みなも
Minamo female given name
よしみ
Yoshimi female given name