Word Meaning 放水路

ほうすいろ housuiro

放水路 is read as ほうすいろ (housuiro) and means flood bypass.

Meaning

English

  1. flood bypass
  2. floodway
  3. discharge channel
  4. diversion channel

Reading

Kana

ほうすいろ

Romaji

housuiro

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 86229 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

放水

ほうすい

discharge of water (from a river, dam, etc.)

水路

すいろ

swimming pool lane

長水路

ちょうすいろ

swimming pool lane which is longer than 50 meters

分水路

ぶんすいろ

flood-control channel

開水路

かいすいろ

open channel (liquid flow)

用水路

ようすいろ

irrigation channel

放水管

ほうすいかん

drainpipe

放水銃

ほうすいじゅう

water cannon

短水路

たんすいろ

short course (swimming)

排水路

はいすいろ

drainage channel

国際水路機関

こくさいすいろきかん

International Hydrographic Organization

水路橋

すいろきょう

aqueduct