Japanese symbol for “draining”
排水
はいすい
Romaji: haisui
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); sewerage
In Japanese, draining is 排水, read はいすい (haisui).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs drainage; draining; pumping out (water); sewerage
- n, vi, vs displacement
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “draining”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水切り | みずきり mizukiri | straining; draining |
| 捌け | はけ hake | drainage; draining |
| 水抜き | みずぬき mizunuki | draining (esp. pipes from water for the winter) |
| しんどい | しんどい shindoi | tiresome; tiring; draining |
| 落水 | らくすい rakusui | draining (of a rice paddy before harvest) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 排除 | はいじょ haijo | exclusion; removal; elimination |
| 排出 | はいしゅつ haishutsu | discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2) |
| 排斥 | はいせき haiseki | rejection; expulsion; boycott |
| 排気 | はいき haiki | exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine) |
| 排他 | はいた haita | exclusion |
| 水着 | みずぎ mizugi | bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers |
| 水準 | すいじゅん suijun | level; standard |
| 水道 | すいどう suidou | water supply; water service; waterworks |
See also: Chinese symbol for “draining”.
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