水 (mizu)

Meaning

1. water (esp. cool or cold)
2. fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
3. flood; floodwaters
4. water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout (sumo)
5. break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout (sumo)

Kanji and stroke order

↻ Replay stroke order

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