Japanese symbol for “waterworks”
水道
すいどう
Romaji: suidou
water supply; water service; waterworks; tap water
In Japanese, waterworks is 水道, read すいどう (suidou).
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Meanings
- n water supply; water service; waterworks; tap water
- n channel; strait
- n water course; waterway
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “waterworks”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 上水道 | じょうすいどう jousuidou | waterworks |
| 水道工事 | すいどうこうじ suidoukouji | waterworks |
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 |
| 報道 | ほうどう houdou | report (of news); reporting; news |
| 道路 | どうろ douro | road; highway |
| 鉄道 | てつどう tetsudou | railroad; railway; rail transport |
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.