水道
Chinese
| water; river | direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk | ||
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| simp. and trad. (水道) |
水 | 道 | |
Etymology
Attestable in pre-Qin texts. Sense "water supply" from Japanese 水道 (suidō).
Pronunciation
Noun
水道
- canal; ditch
- water course; waterway
- lane in swimming pool
- (literary) urethra
- (Taiwanese Min Nan and Hakka) water supply
Derived terms
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
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| 水 | 道 |
| すい Grade: 1 |
どう Grade: 2 |
| on’yomi | |
Etymology
From 水 (sui, “water; cold water”) + 道 (dō, “passage; duct”).
Pronunciation
Noun
水道 (hiragana すいどう, rōmaji suidō)
Derived terms
- 水道屋 (suidōya): plumber
- 水道管 (suidōkan): water pipe
- 水道局 (suidōkyoku): water bureau
- 水道工事 (suidō kōji): waterworks
- 水道水 (suidōsui): tap water
- 水道栓 (suidōsen): hydrant, faucet
- 水道料 (suidōryō): water rates
References
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
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| 水 | 道 |
Noun
水道 • (sudo) (hangeul 수도)
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