Japanese symbol for “hydrant”
給水栓
きゅうすいせん
Romaji: kyuusuisen
hydrant; tap; faucet
In Japanese, hydrant is 給水栓, read きゅうすいせん (kyuusuisen).
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Meanings
- n hydrant; tap; faucet
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “hydrant”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水道栓 | すいどうせん suidousen | hydrant; faucet; tap |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 供給 | きょうきゅう kyoukyuu | supply; provision; service |
| 給料 | きゅうりょう kyuuryou | salary; wages; pay |
| 給与 | きゅうよ kyuuyo | pay; salary; wages |
| 補給 | ほきゅう hokyuu | supply; supplying; replenishment |
| 給食 | きゅうしょく kyuushoku | provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service |
| 時給 | じきゅう jikyuu | hourly pay; hourly wage |
| 水着 | みずぎ mizugi | bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers |
| 水準 | すいじゅん suijun | level; standard |
| 血栓 | けっせん kessen | thrombus; blood clot |
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.