"淡水" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

Forms: 淡水 [canonical] (ruby: (たん), (すい)), tansui [romanization]
Etymology: 淡 (“tasteless”) + 水 (“water”) Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|淡|水|sort=たんすい|t1=tasteless|t2=water}} 淡 (“tasteless”) + 水 (“water”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|たんすい}} 淡(たん)水(すい) • (tansui)
  1. fresh water Related terms: 真水 (mamizu) (ruby: 真水(まみず)) (english: drinking water), 飲用水 (in'yōsui) (ruby: 飲用水(いんようすい)) (english: drinking water)
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      "english": "seawater",
      "roman": "kaisui",
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          "海水",
          "かいすい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "海水"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "淡 (“tasteless”) + 水 (“water”)",
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          "english": "drinking water",
          "roman": "in'yōsui",
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        [
          "海水",
          "かいすい"
        ]
      ],
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    }
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for 淡水 meaning in Japanese (1.5kB)

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