水 (Mizu) is a Japanese noun meaning “water (esp. cool or cold), fluid (esp. in an animal tissue), liquid, flood”.
Meanings
- nounwater (esp. cool or cold)
- nounfluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
- nounflood; floodwaters
- nounwater offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
- nounbreak granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
Examples
木は水に浮く。
Wood floats in water.
綿は水を吸収する。
Cotton absorbs water.
綿は水を吸い込む。
Cotton sucks up water.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).