EntryCommonJLPT N2WaniKani 49
  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    fresh water (i.e. not salt water)

    see 鹹水

    この装置により、簡単に海水を淡水に変えることが可能となった。
    This device made it possible to turn sea-water into fresh water easily.
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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

thin, faint, pale, fleeting

Kun
あわ.い
On
タン
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1436 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 49

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3a8.15The Kanji Dictionary
3918.9Four corner code
362deroo
6de1Unicode hex code
1-35-24JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2602Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3202New Nelson (John Haig)
528New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
640Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
389Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
484Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
164Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
176Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1478A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1340Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1065Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17660Morohashi
1565A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1337Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1420Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1479Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1458Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1401Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1214Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
166Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dan4Pinyin reading
damKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
49WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

water

Kun
みずみず-
On
スイ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
223 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

うずずみみさみつみなみん

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-1-3, 4-4-3SKIP code
3a0.1The Kanji Dictionary
1223.0Four corner code
1142deroo
6c34Unicode hex code
1-31-69JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2482Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3030New Nelson (John Haig)
10New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
10Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
130Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
137Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
144A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
54Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
16Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17083Morohashi
40A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
21Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
21Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
14sakade
68Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
16henshall3
31Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
166crowley
19Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
1151Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
132Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shui3Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level