Japanese symbol for “flooding”
洪水
こうずい
Romaji: kouzui
flood; flooding
In Japanese, flooding is 洪水, read こうずい (kouzui).
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 flood; flooding
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “flooding”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冠水 | かんすい kansui | being covered with water (i.e. in a flood); being submerged; being inundated |
| 忙殺 | ぼうさつ bousatsu | overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming |
| 注水 | ちゅうすい chuusui | pouring water; flooding; douche |
| 浸入 | しんにゅう shinnyuu | infiltration (e.g. of water); flooding |
| 湛水 | たんすい tansui | flooding; filling; inundation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 洪積世 | こうせきせい kousekisei | diluvial epoch |
| 洪牙利 | ハンガリー hangarii | Hungary |
| 洪積 | こうせき kouseki | diluvial epoch |
| 洪積層 | こうせきそう kousekisou | diluvium; diluvial formation |
| 洪大 | こうだい koudai | great; immense |
| 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 “flooding”.
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