洪水 (Kouzui) is a Japanese noun meaning “flood, flooding”.
Meanings
- nounflood; flooding
Examples
洪水で橋が壊れた。
The bridge gave way because of the flood.
堤防が洪水を防いだ。
The levee kept the floodwater back.
地震や洪水は天災です。
Earthquakes and floods are natural disasters.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).