JLPT level N5
Kanji 水 — "Water"
Here is what 水 means, how it is read, what it is built from, and a story that makes "Water" stick.
How it is read
On'yomi
すい
the reading borrowed from Chinese — usually appears in compound words
Kun'yomi
みず, みず-
the native Japanese reading — usually appears when the kanji stands alone
What it is made of
How to remember it
Kanji are not random strokes. Learn the parts and the whole becomes easy. Put the parts together into one picture. The stranger it is, the harder it is to forget.
水 Water
水 Water
The story
Just like the component — Water is water, plain and simple!
- 水 Water
The shape of Water splashing in many directions.
Words that use 水
12 of 32 words in the app that contain this kanji — the most common ones first.
- 水 みず water
- 水田 すいでん (water-filled) paddy field
- 水着 みずぎ bathing suit (woman's)
- 香水 こうすい perfume
- 水曜日 すいようび Wednesday
- 水分 すいぶん moisture
- 水道 すいどう water service, water line
- 水泳 すいえい swimming
- 潜水 せんすい diving
- 水筒 すいとう canteen, flask, water bottle
- 水素 すいそ hydrogen
- 水面 すいめん water's surface
Want 水 to still be there next month?
Reading it once is not remembering it. The app brings each kanji back right before you would have forgotten it.
