Japanese symbol for “freshwater”
淡水産
たんすいさん
Romaji: tansuisan
freshwater; limnetic
In Japanese, freshwater is 淡水産, read たんすいさん (tansuisan).
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Meanings
- adj-no freshwater; limnetic
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 淡々 | たんたん tantan | uninterested; unconcerned; indifferent |
| 冷淡 | れいたん reitan | cool; indifferent; apathetic |
| 淡白 | たんぱく tanpaku | light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain |
| 淡い | あわい awai | light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale |
| 淡水 | たんすい tansui | fresh water (i.e. not salt water) |
| 濃淡 | のうたん noutan | light and shade; shade (of colour, color) |
| 水着 | みずぎ mizugi | bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers |
| 水準 | すいじゅん suijun | level; standard |
| 生産 | せいさん seisan | production; manufacture |
See also: Chinese symbol for “freshwater”.
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