みづ

Japanese

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of みづ – see the following entry.

【水みず】1 [noun] water (sometimes cold and/or fresh) [noun] drinking water [noun] a fluid, liquid [noun] a flood [noun] (sumo) Short for 水入り (mizuiri): halting [noun] (sumo) Short for 力水 (chikara mizu): water offered to sumo wrestlers before a bout

(This term, みづ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

【水みず】1 [prefix] water [proper noun] a female given name [proper noun] a surname

(This term, みづ, is a historical kana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as みづ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as みづ.)