水（みず）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: water
Example sentences
- のどが渇いたので水を飲む。 — I'm thirsty, so I'll drink some water.
- 健康のために毎日水をたくさん飲む。 — I drink lots of water every day for my health.
Idioms & proverbs containing “水”
- 水心 (みずごころ) — knowing how to swim
- 覆水盆に返らず (ふくすいぼんにかえらず) — what's done is done; it is no use crying over spilt milk; spilt water won't go back into its tray
- 魚心あれば水心 (うおごころあればみずごころ) — kindness begets kindness; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours; if a fish is kind to the water, the water will be kind to the fish
- 水は低きに流る (みずはひくきにながる) — water seeks its own level
- 水心あれば魚心 (みずごころあればうおごころ) — kindness begets kindness; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours; if the water is kind to the fish, the fish will be kind to the water
- 古川に水絶えず (ふるかわにみずたえず) — a strong foundation can withstand any storm; an old river does not run out of water
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