雨水
Chinese
rain | water; river | ||
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trad. (雨水) | 雨 | 水 | |
simp. #(雨水) | 雨 | 水 |
Pronunciation 1
Noun
雨水
- rainwater
- rainfall; precipitation
Synonyms
- (Wu) 天落水
Pronunciation 2
Proper noun
雨水
- The "Rain Water", the second of the twenty-four solar terms, around February 18th, 19th, or 20th, after which there should be no more snow, but rain showers are expected.
Coordinate terms
- 二十四節氣/二十四节气 (Èrshísì Jiéqì, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
- Spring: 立春 (Lìchūn)、雨水 (yǔshuǐ)、驚蟄/惊蛰 (Jīngzhé)、春分 (Chūnfēn)、清明 (qīngmíng)、穀雨/谷雨 (Gǔyǔ)
- Summer: 立夏 (Lìxià)、小滿/小满 (Xiǎomǎn)、芒種/芒种 (mángzhòng)、夏至 (xiàzhì)、小暑 (Xiǎoshǔ)、大暑 (Dàshǔ)
- Autumn: 立秋 (Lìqiū)、處暑/处暑 (Chǔshǔ)、白露 (báilù)、秋分 (Qiūfēn)、寒露 (Hánlù)、霜降 (Shuāngjiàng)
- Winter: 立冬 (Lìdōng)、小雪 (xiǎoxuě)、大雪 (dàxuě)、冬至 (dōngzhì)、小寒 (Xiǎohán)、大寒 (Dàhán)
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (雨水):
- → Japanese: 雨水 (Usui)
- → Korean: 우수(雨水) (usu)
- → Vietnamese: Vũ thủy (雨水)
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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雨 | 水 |
あま Grade: 1 | みず Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
From 雨 (ama, “rain”) + 水 (mizu, “water”).
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) あまみず [àmáꜜmìzù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
- IPA(key): [a̠ma̠mʲizɨᵝ]
Noun
雨水 • (amamizu) ←あまみづ (amamidu)?
- rainwater
Synonyms
- 雨垂れ (amadare, “raindrop”)
- 雨雫 (ameshizuku, “raindrop”)
- 雨滴 (uteki, “raindrop”)
- 天水 (tensui, “rainwater”)
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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雨 | 水 |
う Grade: 1 | すい Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese /*ɣioɕjuɪ/ > Japanese /usui/.
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) うすい [úꜜsùì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝi]
Proper noun
雨水 • (Usui)
- rainwater
- The second solar term, literally meaning "rain water".
See also
- 二十四節気 (Nijūshi Sekki, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
- Spring: 立春 (Risshun)、雨水 (Usui)、啓蟄 (Keichitsu)、春分 (Shunbun)、清明 (Seimei)、穀雨 (Kokuu)
- Summer: 立夏 (Rikka)、小満 (Shōman)、芒種 (Bōshu)、夏至 (Geshi)、小暑 (Shōsho)、大暑 (Taisho)
- Autumn: 立秋 (Risshū)、処暑 (Shosho)、白露 (Hakuro)、秋分 (Shūbun)、寒露 (Kanro)、霜降 (Sōkō)
- Winter: 立冬 (Rittō)、小雪 (Shōsetsu)、大雪 (Taisetsu)、冬至 (Tōji)、小寒 (Shōkan)、大寒 (Daikan)
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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雨 | 水 |
Noun
雨水 • (usu) (hangeul 우수)
- Hanja form? of 우수 (“The second solar term, literally meaning "rain water".”).
Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term | |
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雨 | 水 |
Proper noun
雨水
- chữ Hán form of Vũ thủy (“The second solar term, literally meaning "rain water".”).
See also
- Hai mươi tư tiết khí (𠄩𨒒四節氣, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
- Spring: Lập xuân (立春)、Vũ thủy (雨水)、Kinh trập (驚蟄)、Xuân phân (春分)、Thanh minh (清明)、Cốc vũ (穀雨)
- Summer: Lập hạ (立夏)、Tiểu mãn (小滿)、Mang chủng (芒種)、Hạ chí (夏至)、Tiểu thử (小暑)、Đại thử (大暑)
- Autumn: Lập thu (立秋)、Xử thử (處暑)、Bạch lộ (白露)、Thu phân (秋分)、Hàn lộ (寒露)、Sương giáng (霜降)
- Winter: Lập đông (立冬)、Tiểu tuyết (小雪)、Đại tuyết (大雪)、Đông chí (冬至)、Tiểu hàn (小寒)、Đại hàn (大寒)