Japanese symbol for “drowning”
水難
すいなん
Romaji: suinan
drowning; flood; shipwreck
In Japanese, drowning is 水難, read すいなん (suinan).
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Meanings
- n drowning; flood; shipwreck
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “drowning”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 溺水 | できすい dekisui | drowning |
| 水禍 | すいか suika | flood disaster; drowning |
| だぶだぶ | だぶだぶ dabudabu | plenty (of pouring a liquid); drowning (e.g. in a sauce) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 水素 | すいそ suiso | hydrogen (H) |
| 水分 | すいぶん suibun | water; liquid; fluid |
| 水泳 | すいえい suiei | swimming |
| 難しい | むずかしい muzukashii | difficult; hard; troublesome |
| 困難 | こんなん konnan | difficulty; hardship; trouble |
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.