Chinese edit

rain water; river
trad. (雨水)
simp. #(雨水)

Pronunciation 1 edit


Noun edit

雨水

  1. rainwater
  2. rainfall; precipitation
Synonyms edit

Pronunciation 2 edit

 
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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial () (35) (26)
Final () (24) (18)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Closed Closed
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter hjuX sywijX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɦɨoX/ /ɕˠiuɪX/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɦioX/ /ɕʷᵚiX/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɣioX/ /ɕiuɪX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɦuə̆X/ /ɕjwiX/
Li
Rong
/ɣioX/ /ɕjuiX/
Wang
Li
/ɣĭuX/ /ɕwiX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/i̯uX/ /ɕwiX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
shuǐ
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jyu5 seoi2

Proper noun edit

雨水

  1. The "Rain Water", the second of the twenty-four solar terms, around February 18th, 19th, or 20th, after which there should be no more snow, but rain showers are expected.
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Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
あま
Grade: 1
みず
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

From (ama, rain) + (mizu, water).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(あま)(みず) (amamizuあまみづ (amamidu)?

  1. rainwater
Synonyms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
すい
Grade: 1
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese /*ɣioɕjuɪ/ > Japanese /usui/.

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

()(すい) (Usui

  1. rainwater
  2. The second solar term, literally meaning "rain water".

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References edit

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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Hanja in this term

Noun edit

雨水 (usu) (hangeul 우수)

  1. Hanja form? of 우수 (The second solar term, literally meaning "rain water".).

Vietnamese edit

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun edit

雨水

  1. chữ Hán form of Vũ thủy (The second solar term, literally meaning "rain water".).

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