Word Meaning 浄水

じょうすい jousui

浄水 is read as じょうすい (jousui) and means clean water.

Meaning

English

  1. clean water
  2. purified water

Reading

Kana

じょうすい

Romaji

jousui

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Antonyms 汚水 Rank 14508 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

浄水地

じょうすいち

(clean-water) reservoir

浄水場

じょうすいじょう

water filtration plant

浄水器

じょうすいき

water filter

塵浄水

ちりじょうずい

ceremonious clapping and rubbing of the palms

温水洗浄便座

おんすいせんじょうべんざ

bidet toilet with a heated water function

浄化

じょうか

purification

浄土真宗

じょうどしんしゅう

Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect)

浄土

じょうど

Pure Land Buddhism

浄化槽

じょうかそう

septic tank

浄土宗

じょうどしゅう

Pure Land sect (of Buddhism)

浄財

じょうざい

monetary offering

浄瑠璃

じょうるり

jōruri

Example Sentences

6

このまちにはじょうすいじょうがひとつしかない。

This town has only one water purification plant.

あたらしいじょうすいきをかったので、みずのあじがよくなった。

After buying a new water purifier, the water started tasting better.

This store uses a water filter.

The coffee tastes like wash water.

Please exercise every caution against cowboy salesmen of water purifiers and fraudulent-test sales.

There are frequent instances of malicious door-to-door selling, such as pushing water purifiers on people after carrying out water quality tests without permission.