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水道

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

水道 — “water supply, waterworks, tap water”

水道 (read すいどう) means water supply, waterworks, tap water. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

すいどう

Meaning

water supply, waterworks, tap water

水道 in a sentence

水道すいどうの水みずが止まりとまりました。

The tap water stopped running.

The kanji in 水道

水water
道road; path (way/method)

Words that share a kanji with 水道

水曜日すいようび— Wednesday
水みず— water
水泳すいえい— swimming
水準すいじゅん— level, standard
水滴すいてき— drop of water, water droplet
海水浴かいすいよく— sea bathing, swimming in the sea
下水げすい— sewage, drainage
香水こうすい— perfume

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