水道

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Etymology

From (sui, "water," "cold water") + (, "passage," "duct")

Noun

水道 (hiragana すいどう, romaji suidō)

  1. water service, water supply
  2. channel

Derived terms

  • 水道屋 (suidōya): plumber
  • 水道管 (suidōkan): water pipe
  • 水道局 (suidōkyoku): water bureau
  • 水道工事 (suidō kōji): waterworks
  • 水道水 (suidōsui): tap water
  • 水道栓 (suidōsen): hydrant, faucet
  • 水道料 (suidōryō): water rates
  • 水道料金 (suidō ryōkin): water charges
  • 水道の水 (suidō no sui): tap water
  • 水道の栓 (suidō no sen): water spigot
  • 下水道 (gesuidō): drain, sewer
  • 上下水道 (jōgesuidō): water and sewer services
  • 上水道 (jōsuidō): waterworks
  • 中水道 (chūsuidō): gray water system

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Korean

Noun

水道 (수도, sudo)

  1. drain

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.

Noun

水道 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin shuǐdào)

  1. canal; ditch
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