Japanese symbol for “douche”

注水

ちゅうすい

Romaji: chuusui

pouring water; flooding; douche

In Japanese, douche is 注水, read ちゅうすい (chuusui).

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Meanings

n, vi, vs pouring water; flooding; douche

Kanji and stroke order

注

pour, irrigate, shed (tears)

on: チュウ
kun: そそ.ぐ、さ.す、つ.ぐ

8 strokes · JLPT 3

水

water

on: スイ
kun: みず、みず-

4 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “douche”

Word	Reading	Meaning
圧注	あっちゅう atchuu	douche
灌注	かんちゅう kanchuu	irrigation; lavage; affusion

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
注意	ちゅうい chuui	attention; notice; heed
注目	ちゅうもく chuumoku	notice; attention; observation
注文	ちゅうもん chuumon	order (for an item)
注射	ちゅうしゃ chuusha	injection; jab; shot
注ぐ	そそぐ sosogu	to pour (into)
発注	はっちゅう hatchuu	ordering (materials); placing an order; order
水着	みずぎ mizugi	bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
水準	すいじゅん suijun	level; standard

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.