Word Meaning 大洪水

だいこうずい daikouzui

大洪水 is read as だいこうずい (daikouzui) and means great flood (sent by a deity).

Meaning

English

great flood (sent by a deity)
flood myth
heavy flooding
disastrous flood
deluge

Reading

Kana

だいこうずい

Romaji

daikouzui

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 81253 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大水

おおみず

flood

洪水

こうずい

flood

氷河湖決壊洪水

ひょうがこけっかいこうずい

glacial lake outburst flood

洪大

こうだい

great

洪水神話

こうずいしんわ

flood myth

大丈夫

だいじょぶ

great man

大豆

だいず

soya bean (Glycine max)

大刀

たち

straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

大統領

だいとうりょう

president (of a nation)

大盤振る舞い

おおばんぶるまい

corporate largess

大衆

たいしゅう

general public

大前提

だいぜんてい

major premise (in a syllogism)

Example Sentences

世界神話の中でも、大洪水の話はとても有名だ。

The story of a great flood is very common in world mythology.

一部の住民が様子見の態度を取る一方で他の者は大洪水に備えた。

Some residents took a wait-and-see attitude while others prepared for heavy flooding.