Japanese symbol for “inundation”
浸水
しんすい
Romaji: shinsui
inundation; submersion; flood
In Japanese, inundation is 浸水, read しんすい (shinsui).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs inundation; submersion; flood
Written forms: 浸水、侵水. Readings: しんすい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “inundation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 氾濫 | はんらん hanran | overflowing; flood; inundation |
| 水浸し | みずびたし mizubitashi | submersion; inundation; being flooded |
| 出水 | しゅっすい shussui | flood; freshet; inundation |
| 溢水 | いっすい issui | inundation; overflow |
| 越水 | えっすい essui | overflowing (of a river); inundation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 浸透 | しんとう shintou | permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); spread |
| 浸かる | つかる tsukaru | to be submerged; to be soaked |
| 浸る | ひたる hitaru | to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged |
| 浸食 | しんしょく shinshoku | erosion; corrosion |
| 水浸し | みずびたし mizubitashi | submersion; inundation; being flooded |
| 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 “inundation”.
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