# 水 water

(left radical radical)
★★★★★
4 strokes
PK PN SYMBOLIC MR

## Mutants

| waterleft

## Onyomi

SUI | After 4 days in the desert, the water tasted SWEET.

## Mnemonic

| The vertical stroke is like a waterfall, with four drops of water splashing out from it.

## Kunyomi

みず | water ★★★★★

## Jukugo

水曜日(すいようび) | Wednesday ★★★★★ KUN ON 水 (water) + 曜日 (day of week) = 水曜日 (Wednesday)
水着(みずぎ) | swim-suit ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 水 (water) + 着 (wear / arrive) = 水着 (swim-suit)
香水(こうすい) | perfume ★★☆☆☆ 香 (good smell) + 水 (water) = 香水 (perfume)
水族館(すいぞくかん) | aquarium ★★☆☆☆ 水 (water) + 族 (family) + 館 (big hall) = 水族館 (aquarium)
水商売(みずしょうばい) | hostess clubs, host clubs,strip clubs, etc. ★★☆☆☆ KUN ON 水 (water) + 商売 (a business) = 水商売 (hostess clubs, host clubs,strip clubs, etc.)
洪水(こうずい) | flood ★☆☆☆☆ 洪 (flood) + 水 (water) = 洪水 (flood) flood (be careful - the す is pronounced ず、which is really unusual.)
水滴(すいてき) | drop of water ☆☆☆☆☆ 水 (water) + 滴 (drip) = 水滴 (drop of water) a drop of water
排水溝(はいすいこう) | big ditch. ☆☆☆☆☆ 排 (eliminate) + 水 (water) + 溝 (ditch) = 排水溝 (big ditch.) big ditch. who cares.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
氷 | ice | ONE SNOWFLAKE-DOT |
水 | water | NO FLAKES AT ALL |
永 | forever | TWO SNOWFLAKE-DOTS |

Ice has the SNOWFLAKE on top, water doesn't. So you can say, "Water doesn't have a SNOWFLAKE because water is warm."
If it has been icy for ever, there are TWO SNOWFLAKES piled up on top of each other!

## Used In

- 泉
- 泳
- 泊
- 汁
- 混
- 湖
- 淡
- 河
- 済
- 漫
- 液
- 沿
- 治
- 泣
- 渇
- 浪
- 滑
- 沈
- 流
- 浅
- 氷
- 涼
- 汗
- 活
- 準
- 渉
- 踏
- 沢
- 満
- 染
- 膝
- 温
- 溢
- 浮
- 溶
- 浴
- 涯
- 没
- 波
- 漏
- 油
- 漠
- 漢
- 潔
- 注
- 清
- 海
- 泥
- 涙
- 況
- 測
- 浜
- 深
- 漂
- 酒
- 尿
- 泡
- 洗
- 洋
- 渋
- 洪
- 港
- 暴
- 溝
- 逮
- 康
- 承
- 池
- 派
- 滞
- 決
- 添
- 渡
- 濃
- 湯
- 法
- 湿
- 滝
- 求
- 潜
- 激
- 滴
- 源
- 落
- 浸
- 緑
- 汚
- 塗
- 滅
- 濯
- 消
- 減
- 様
- 湾
- 薄
- 演
- 沸
- 録