Word Meaning 水屋

みずや mizuya

水屋 is read as みずや (mizuya) and means building for taking refuge during a flood.

Meaning

English

  1. building for taking refuge during a flood
  2. cupboard
  3. kitchen
  4. purificatory font at shrines and temples
  5. room adjacent to a tea ceremony room, where utensils are washed
  6. vendor of drinking water

Reading

Kana

みずや

Romaji

mizuya

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 119824 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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水族館

すいぞくかん

aquarium

水鳥

みずどり

waterfowl

水牛

すいぎゅう

water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)

水田

すいでん

(water-filled) paddy field

水道

すいどう

channel

水分

すいぶん

water

水力

すいりょく

hydraulic power

水着

みずぎ

bathing suit

水曜

すいよう

Wednesday

水色

みずいろ

light blue

水質

すいしつ

water quality

水道水

すいどうすい

tap water