水 — water
みず
水
water
Grade 1
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
4 strokes
nature
U+6C34
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #223
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #137
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #85
氵 氺
Meanings
- water
word
みず mizu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
すい ・ずい sui On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
水
上
suijou
on the water
水
田
suiden
rice paddy
水
車
suisha
water wheel
水
中
suichuu
underwater
水
曜
日
suiyoubi
Wednesday
水
道
suidou
water service
水
分
suibun
moisture
風
水
fuusui
feng shui
海
水
kaisui
seawater
水
曜
suiyou
Wednesday
水
泳
suiei
swimming
水
平
suihei
horizontal
水
面
suimen
water surface
水
族
館
suizokukan
aquarium
水
路
suiro
waterway
湖
水
kosui
lake water
水
産
suisan
marine products
農
林
水
産
省
nourinsuisanshou
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
水
害
suigai
flood damage
水
準
suijun
level
水
素
suiso
hydrogen
水
質
suishitsu
water quality
防
水
bousui
waterproof
潜
水
艦
sensuikan
submarine
排
水
haisui
drainage
洪
水
kouzui
flood
水
槽
suisou
water tank
香
水
kousui
perfume
水
晶
suishou
crystal
Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.
み mi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.