Word Meaning 神水

しんずい shinzui

神水 is read as しんずい (shinzui) and means miracle-working water.

Meaning

English

  1. miracle-working water
  2. water which gathers in the nodes of bamboo after falling as rain at noon on the 5th day of the 5th month (lunar calendar), thought to be effective when used in medicines
  3. water offered to God
  4. water drunk before an altar to symbolize the making of a vow

Reading

Kana

しんずい

Romaji

shinzui

Writing Variants

  • 神水 しんすい shinsui
  • 神水 じんすい jinsui
  • 神水 じんずい jinzui

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Rank 79645 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

神官

しんかん

Shinto priest

神道

しんどう

Shinto

神主

かむぬし

Shinto priest

神風

かみかぜ

divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century)

神事

しんじ

Shinto ritual

神業

かみわざ

Shinto ritual

神木

かみき

sacred tree

神経

しんけい

nerve

神話

しんわ

myth

神様

かみさま

God

神父

しんぷ

Catholic priest

神代

かみよ

ancient time