みず

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of みず – see the following entry.

【水】1

[noun] water (sometimes cold and/or fresh)

[noun] drinking water

[noun] a fluid, liquid

[noun] a flood

[noun] (sumo) Short for 水入り (mizuiri): halting

[noun] (sumo) Short for 力水 (chikara mizu): water offered to sumo wrestlers before a bout

[prefix] water

[proper noun] a female given name

[proper noun] a surname

(This term, みず, is an alternative spelling of the above term.
For a list of all kanji read as みず, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as みず.)

Noun

みず • (mizu)

ミズ: Ms

Verb

みず • (mizu)

見ず: without seeing, negative continuous form of 見る