水中
Chinese
water; river | middle; center; within middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) | ||
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simp. and trad. (水中) | 水 | 中 | |
anagram | 中水 |
Pronunciation
Noun
水中
- in water; under water
Derived terms
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Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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水 | 中 |
すい Grade: 1 | ちゅう Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
From 水 (sui, “water”) + 中 (-chū, “in; within”).
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) すいちゅう [sùíchúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [sɨᵝit͡ɕɨᵝː]
Noun
水中 • (suichū)
- (often attributive) underwater
- 1999 May 27, “カクタス [Cactus]”, in Vol.3, Konami:
- 水中に潜んでいる、得体の知れない格好をしたばけもの。
- Suichū ni hisonde iru, etai no shirenai kakkō o shita bakemono.
- A weird-looking monster that lurks in the water.
- 水中に潜んでいる、得体の知れない格好をしたばけもの。
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Derived terms
- 水中花 (suichūka): type of artificial flower which "blossoms" in water
- 水中眼鏡 (suichū megane): swimming goggles
- 水中写真 (suichū shashin): underwater photography
- 水中写真ダイブ (suichū shashin daibu): underwater photography dive
- 水中生物観察 (suichū seibutsu kansatsu): aquatic life survey
- 水中翼船 (suichū yokusen): hydrofoil
- 水中スクーター (suichū sukūtā): diver propulsion vehicle
- 水中スクーターダイブ (suichū sukūtā daibu): dive on an underwater scooter
- 水中ナチュラリストダイブ (suichū nachurarisuto daibu): underwater naturalist dive
- 水中ナビゲーション (suichū nabigēshon): underwater navigation
- 水中ビデオ (suichū bideo): underwater videography
- 水中ビデオダイブ (suichū bideo daibu): underwater videography dive
- 水中ライト (suichū raito): diving light
- 音波水中探知機 (onba suichū tanchiki): sonar
- 潜水中 (sensuichū): while diving; while submerged
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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水 | 中 |
みず Grade: 1 | なか Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Proper noun
水中 • (Mizunaka)
- A place name.
- a surname
References
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN