Word Meaning 下水

したみず shitamizu

下水 is read as したみず (shitamizu) and means kanji "water" radical at bottom (radical 85).

Meaning

English

  1. kanji "water" radical at bottom (radical 85)
  2. water flowing underneath
  3. one's true feelings

Reading

Kana

したみず

Romaji

shitamizu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Antonyms 上水 Rank 112357 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

下水道

げすいどう

sewer

下水処理施設

げすいしょりしせつ

sewage treatment facility

地下水

ちかすい

underground water

日本下水道事業団

にほんげすいどうじぎょうだん

Japan Sewage Works Agency

下車

げしゃ

alighting (from a train, bus, etc.)

下げる

さげる

to keep on playing after one has formed a scoring combination with captured cards

下り

くだり

downbound (esp. away from Tokyo)

下ろす

おろす

to withdraw (money)

下る

くだる

to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.)

下さる

くださる

to give

下がる

さがる

to get closer to the present day

下山

げざん

descending a mountain

Example Sentences

3

The sewage pipe is obstructed.

The drain is running freely.

Some vineyards still choose to irrigate using underground water sources.