Japanese symbol for “dehydration”
脱水
だっすい
Romaji: dassui
dehydration (removal of water); desiccation; evaporation
In Japanese, dehydration is 脱水, read だっすい (dassui).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs dehydration (removal of water); desiccation; evaporation
- n, vi, vs spinning (laundry); spin cycle
- n dehydration (abnormal loss of body water)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “dehydration”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乾燥 | かんそう kansou | dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes) |
| 脱水症 | だっすいしょう dassuishou | dehydration |
| 脱水症状 | だっすいしょうじょう dassuishoujou | dehydration |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脱出 | だっしゅつ dasshutsu | escape; getting away (from); getting out (of) |
| 脱退 | だったい dattai | withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving |
| 脱税 | だつぜい datsuzei | tax evasion |
| 離脱 | りだつ ridatsu | withdrawal; secession; separation |
| 脱走 | だっそう dassou | escape; flight; breakout |
| 脱落 | だつらく datsuraku | dropping out; falling behind; falling by the wayside |
| 水着 | みずぎ mizugi | bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers |
| 水準 | すいじゅん suijun | level; standard |
See also: Chinese symbol for “dehydration”.
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