JLPT N5 · 4 strokes
Kanji 水: "water"
The kanji 水 means "water". It is written with 4 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N5, read スイ in on'yomi and みず, みず- in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
スイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
みずみず-
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | water |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 4 |
| JLPT level | N5 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 223 of 2,501 |
Common words with 水
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 水water (esp. cool or cold) · fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
- 水面water's surface
- 水分water; liquid; fluid; moisture
- 水着bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
- 水晶(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
- 水色light blue; pale blue; aqua
- 水中underwater
- 水音sound of water
- 噴水water fountain
- 水Wednesday · shaved ice (served with flavored syrup)
- 香水perfume; scent
- 水滴drop of water · vessel for replenishing inkstone water
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