Japanese symbol for “flushing”
水洗
すいせん
Romaji: suisen
washing with water; rinsing; flushing
In Japanese, flushing is 水洗, read すいせん (suisen).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt washing with water; rinsing; flushing
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “flushing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 上気 | じょうき jouki | flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head |
| 通水 | つうすい tsuusui | flushing (with water or other liquid); passing water through (something) |
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 |
| 洗濯 | せんたく sentaku | washing; laundry |
| 洗剤 | せんざい senzai | detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent |
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.