Japanese symbol for “waterway”
水路
すいろ
Romaji: suiro
waterway; canal; channel; watercourse
In Japanese, waterway is 水路, read すいろ (suiro).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n waterway; canal; channel; watercourse; aqueduct
- n swimming pool lane
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “waterway”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 運河 | うんが unga | (navigable) canal; waterway |
| 澪 | みお mio | waterway; channel |
| 水道 | すいどう suidou | water course; waterway |
| 水脈 | すいみゃく suimyaku | waterway |
| クリーク | クリーク kuriiku | creek; waterway (including irrigation or drainage canal) |
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 |
| 道路 | どうろ douro | road; highway |
| 路上 | ろじょう rojou | on the road; on the street; in the street |
See also: Chinese symbol for “waterway”.
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.