水 Kanji: Meaning, Readings and Stroke Order

水: water; Wednesday. JLPT N5; 4 strokes.

Readings

On readings

スイ

Kun readings

みず、みず-

Romaji

sui, mizu

Study notes

水 means 'water'; it also indicates Wednesday, 水曜日 (すいようび).

On reading: スイ in 水曜日 (すいようび, Wednesday), 水道 (すいどう, running water, aqueduct), 水泳 (すいえい, swimming), 香水 (こうすい, fragrance), 水分 (すいぶん, liquids, moisture). In compound can become ずい: 洪水 (こうずい, flood).

Kun reading: みず, 'water': お水 (おみず, water), 水着 (みずぎ, bathing suit), 水色 (みずいろ, light blue), 水玉 (みずたま, drop; fish bone).

Special readings: 清水 is read しみず (spring water; also surname) or せいすい (clear water), and 水面 is read すいめん or みなも (water surface).

Remember: to the left of many kanji related to liquids 水 takes the reduced form 氵, as in 海, 泳 and 酒.

Example words

• 水曜日 (すいようび) — Wednesday
• 水 (みず) — water

Example sentences

水を一杯ください。

mizu wo ippai kudasai.

A glass of water, please.

Stroke order

Follow the steps in order. Each new stroke is highlighted.

Stroke paths: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0. Sequential diagrams derived from the original paths.