Definition of 水

JLPTN5
水★【みずmizu・みmi】

noun:

  • water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water) - み is generally used in compounds ➜ 湯【ゆ】
  • fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
  • flood; floodwaters
  • water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout ［みず］ - Sumo term ➜ 力水
  • break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout ［みず］ - Sumo term ➜ 水入り

Example Sentences

水mizuからkara上がりagari、入江irieのnoほとりhotoriのno砂sunaのno上ueをwo、よちよち歩きyochiyochiaruki出しましたdashimashita。
She pulled herself out of the water and waddled along the sand at the edge of the creek.
健康kenkouはha失われてushinawarete有難味arigatamiがgaわかるwakaru点tenにおいてnioite、親oyaやya水mizu・空気kuukiとto同じようなonajiyounaものmonoですdesu。
As far as knowing health's worth once you've lost it goes, that's the same thing with parents, water or air.
海綿kaimenはha水mizuをwo吸収kyuushuuしますshimasuのでnode水彩絵具suisaienoguをwoぼかしたりbokashitariするsuru時tokiにni便利benriですdesu。
Sponge absorbs water so it is convenient for shading water-colours and such.
ヤンマYANMAがgaすいすいとsuisuito水mizuのno上ueをwo進んでいたsusundeita。
The dragonfly gracefully passed over the water.
道michiとtoいうiu道michiはha川kawaからkara溢れだしたafuredashita水mizuでde覆われていたoowareteita。
Anything like a road was covered with water that had flooded out of the river.

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