► 成句
水 [みず] [水に流す] meaning: forget rank: 3
☆ 過ぎた事は水に流そう ⇨ Let the bygones flow away in water, be bygones
水 [みず] [水を差す] meaning: interrupt rank: 3
☆ 皆が楽しんでいる時に水を差すようなことを言うな ⇨ Don’t say things that throw cold water when everybody is having a good time
水 [みず] [水を開ける] meaning: distance rank: 4
☆ 彼等は二位のチームに水を開けた ⇨ They separated themselves from the second-ranked team
► 名詞
水 [(2)みず] meaning: water rank: 1
☆ 彼は車に水をかけた ⇨ He hosed water on his car
☆ 水が飲みたい ⇨ I want to drink some water
More examples:
- 御小水をカップに採取して下さい (おしょうすい) ⇨ Please collect your urine in the cup
- 村はダムの建設によって水没した ⇨ The village is now under water due to the construction of the dam
- コロナ禍で水商売は大きな打撃を受けた ⇨ Restaurants, bars, clubs, hotels, etc. were severely affected by COVID pandemic
- 湖の水面が氷結した ⇨ The water surface of the lake froze
- 川の水嵩が上がった (みずかさ) ⇨ The water level of the river has risen
- 水が澄んでいる湖 ⇨ A lake with clear water
- 眼鏡が汚れ・水蒸気で曇った ⇨ My glass lenses become opaque from dirt/steam
- 下水処理場 ⇨ A sewage treatment plant
- 彼は酸素ボンベ無しで十分以上潜水することが出来る ⇨ He can dive without an oxygen tank for more than 10 minutes
- 風呂桶から水が溢れた ⇨ Water overflowed from the bathtub
- 水と油は混ざらない ⇨ Water and oil don’t mix
- 水分の多い果物 ⇨ Fruits that contain a lot of moisture
- 蛇口から水がぼたばた落ちている ⇨ Water is dripping down the faucet in large drops
- 洪水で床が水に浸かった ⇨ The floor went under water by the flood
- 準備は水面下で進められて来た ⇨ The preparation has been done under the water surface, secretly