Word Meaning 清水

しみず shimizu

清水 is read as しみず (shimizu) and means clear (pure) water.

Meaning

English

clear (pure) water
spring water

Reading

Kana

しみず

Romaji

shimizu

Writing Variants

清水きよみず kiyomizu
清水せいすい seisui

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 濁水 Rank 70339 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

清涼飲料水

せいりょういんりょうすい

soft drink

清水建設

しみずけんせつ

Shimizu Corporation

清水エスパルス

しみずえすぱるす

Shimizu S-Pulse (Japanese pro soccer team)

清水の舞台から飛びおりる

きよみずのぶたいからとびおりる

to make a leap into the dark

真清水

ましみず

pure water

岩清水

いわしみず

water trickling from rocks

清水器

せいすいき

water purifier

岩垣清水

いわがきしみず

water emerging from a stone wall

石清水祭

いわしみずさい

Iwashimizu Festival (Sept. 15 festival held at Iwashimizu Hachimangu in Kyoto)

水清ければ魚棲まず

みずきよければうおすまず

the morally upright have a hard time making friends

清算

せいさん

liquidation

清掃

せいそう

cleaning

Example Sentences

清水の舞台から飛び降りたつもりで脱サラした。

Quitting my office job was a leap in the dark.

清水の舞台から飛び降りるつもりで勝負に出るよ。

Going all out like this is going to propel me right into an all-or-nothing struggle.

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