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水道

水道

Chinese

water; river
 
direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
simp. and trad.
(水道) 		水 道

Noun

水道

  1. canal; ditch; water course; water way
  2. (Taiwanese Min Nan and Hakka) water supply

Derived terms

  • 水道頭／水道头

Japanese

Kanji in this term
水 道
すい
Grade: 1 		どう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From 水 (sui, "water," "cold water") + 道 (dō, "passage," "duct")

Pronunciation

Noun

水道 ‎(hiragana すいどう, romaji suidō)

  1. water service, water supply
  2. channel

Derived terms

  • 水道屋 (suidōya): plumber
  • 水道管 (suidōkan): water pipe
  • 水道局 (suidōkyoku): water bureau
  • 水道工事 (suidō kōji): waterworks
  • 水道水 (suidōsui): tap water
  • 水道栓 (suidōsen): hydrant, faucet
  • 水道料 (suidōryō): water rates
  • 水道料金 (suidō ryōkin): water charges
  • 水道の水 (suidō no sui): tap water
  • 水道の栓 (suidō no sen): water spigot
  • 下水道 (gesuidō): drain, sewer
  • 上下水道 (jōgesuidō): water and sewer services
  • 上水道 (jōsuidō): waterworks
  • 中水道 (chūsuidō): gray water system

References

  1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Korean

Hanja in this term
水 道

Noun

水道 • ‎(sudo) ‎(hangeul 수도)

  1. Hanja form? of 수도, “water supply”.

Etymology

Attestable in pre-Qin texts. Sense "water supply" from Japanese 水道 (すいどう) ‎(suidō).

Pronunciation

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