Japanese symbol for “watering”
潅水
かんすい
Romaji: kansui
sprinkling (water); watering (plants)
In Japanese, watering is 潅水, read かんすい (kansui).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs sprinkling (water); watering (plants)
Written forms: 潅水、かん水、灌水. Readings: かんすい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “watering”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水撒き | みずまき mizumaki | watering; sprinkling |
| 水やり | みずやり mizuyari | watering (plants) |
| 遣り水 | やりみず yarimizu | watering (potted plants, bonsai, etc.) |
| 灌注 | かんちゅう kanchuu | supplying (water); irrigation; pouring (into) |
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 |
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.