水底

Chinese

water; river
 
background; bottom; base; (possessive part.); (subor. part.)
simp. and trad.
(水底)		 水 底

Pronunciation

Noun

水底

  1. bottom or bed of a body of water

Derived terms

  • 水底摸月
  • 水底撈月／水底捞月
  • 水底撈針／水底捞针
  • 水底納瓜／水底纳瓜

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
水 底
みず
Grade: 1		 そこ
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Compound of Old Japanese elements 水 (mizu, “water”) +‎ 底 (soko, “bottom”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

水底 (hiragana みずそこ, rōmaji mizusoko)

  1. the bottom or bed of a body of water

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
水 底
み
Grade: 1		 そこ > ぞこ
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Kanji in this term
水 底
み
Grade: 1		 そこ
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Compound of Old Japanese elements 水 (mi, “water”) +‎ な (na, Old Japanese possessive particle) +‎ 底 (soko, “bottom”).[1][2]

Sometimes also read as minazoko. The soko changes to zoko as an instance of rendaku (連濁). [1]

Pronunciation

Noun

水底 (hiragana みなそこ, rōmaji minasoko) (alternative reading hiragana みなぞこ, romaji minazoko)

  1. the bottom or bed of a body of water

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
水 底
すい
Grade: 1		 てい
Grade: 4
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 水底 (sywijX *děi, literally “water bottom”). Compare modern Mandarin 水底 (shuǐdǐ).

Pronunciation

Noun

水底 (hiragana すいてい, rōmaji suitei)

  1. the bottom or bed of a body of water
Derived terms

References

  1. 1 2 3 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1 2 3 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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