Kanji 水: "water"

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

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

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.

• 水みずwater (esp. cool or cold) · fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
• 水すい面めんwater's surface
• 水すい分ぶんwater; liquid; fluid; moisture
• 水みず着ぎbathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
• 水すい晶しょう(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
• 水みず色いろlight blue; pale blue; aqua
• 水すい中ちゅうunderwater
• 水みず音おとsound of water
• 噴ふん水すいwater fountain
• 水すいWednesday · shaved ice (served with flavored syrup)
• 香こう水すいperfume; scent
• 水すい滴てきdrop of water · vessel for replenishing inkstone water

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