KANJI: SUI mizu (water)

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Character Etymology:

From a pictograph of a river, the center stroke showing the current and the dots (now drawn as strokes on either side) as ripples on the water's surface. Since ancient time, this character's usage has been blurred with the character for river.

A Listing of All On-Yomi and Kun-Yomi Readings:

on-yomi: SUI
kun-yomi: mizu mizu-

Nanori Readings:

Nanori: uzu zumi tsu do mi misa mitsu mina min

English Definitions:

1. SUI: water; ice water; Wednesday.
2. mizu: water.
3. mizu(ppoi): watery.

Character Index Numbers:

New Nelson: 3030
Henshall: 40

Unicode Encoded Version:

水

Unicode Encoded Compound Examples:

水曜日 (suiyoubi): Wednesday.
水素 (suiso): hydrogen.
大水 (oomizu): flood.
水気 (mizuke): dampness, moisture, juice.
水車 (suisha, mizuguruma): water wheel.
水爆 (suibaku): hydrogen bomb

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