Word Meaning 断水

だんすい dansui

断水 is read as だんすい (dansui) and means suspension of water supply.

Meaning

English

suspension of water supply
water outage

Reading

Kana

だんすい

Romaji

dansui

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 給水,通水 Rank 5122 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

断つ

たつ

to abstain (from)

断念

だんねん

abandoning (hope, plans)

断る

ことわる

to ask leave

断定

だんてい

affirmative

断然

だんぜん

definitely (wrong, different, etc.)

断じて

だんじて

absolutely

断絶

だんぜつ

extinction (e.g. of a family)

断言

だんげん

assertion

断

だん

decision

断続

だんぞく

intermittence

断行

だんこう

decisive action

断らず

ことわらず

without permission

Example Sentences

断水しました。

The water has been cut off.

水道が断水しました。

The water has been cut off.

明日の午後１時から３時まで、工事のため断水だって。覚えておいてね。

The water will be cut off tomorrow from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. due to construction work. Don't forget.