水

• 読み: みず
• ローマ字: mizu
• 漢字の分解: 水 (sui/mizu) — water
• 発音: /mi.zɯ/

意味

Water, especially cool or cold water. The basic word for water.

Specifically refers to cold or room-temperature water. Hot water is called お湯 (oyu), which is a distinct word rather than just 'hot water.' At Japanese restaurants, cold water (お冷 or お水) is served free of charge. Tap water in Japan is safe to drink throughout the country.

例文

1. 水をください。
2. 暑いから水をたくさん飲みました。
3. この水はとても冷たいです。

使い方ガイド

場面: restaurants, daily life, health

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 水 is a pictograph of flowing water, depicting a stream with droplets. It is one of the five classical elements in East Asian philosophy.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal