清水

Chinese

 
clear; distinct; complete
clear; distinct; complete; pure
water; river
trad. (清水) 清 水
simp. #(清水) 清 水

Pronunciation


Noun

清水

  1. clear and pure water; fresh water
  2. (literary) saliva; slobber; drool

Synonyms

  • (clear water): (literary) 白水 (báishuǐ)
  • (saliva): 口水 (kǒushuǐ)

Derived terms

Proper noun

清水

  1. (~縣) Qingshui (a county of Tianshui, Gansu, China)
  2. (~鎮) Qingshui Town, name of several towns in China
  3. (~區) Qingshui (a district of Taichung, Taiwan)
  4. (~區) Shimizu-ku, a district in Shizuoka, Japan
  5. An orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 清水, Shimizu

Japanese

Kanji in this term
清 水
せい
Grade: 4
すい
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
淸水 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
清 水
きよ
Grade: 4
みず
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
淸水 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
清 水
し
Grade: 4
みず
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
淸水 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しみず [shìmízú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɕimʲizɨᵝ]
  • (Tokyo) せーすい [sèésúí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [se̞ːsɨᵝi]

Noun

清(し)水(みず) • (shimizu) ←しみづ (simidu)?

  1. springwater

Proper noun

清(し)水(みず) • (Shimizu) 
(alternative reading hiragana きよみず, rōmaji Kiyomizu, historical hiragana きよみづ)

  1. a surname
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