防水

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Chinese

to protect; to defend; to guard (against) water; river
simp. and trad.
(防水) 		防 水

Pronunciation

Verb

防水

  1. (often attributive) to be waterproof
    這雙鞋是防水的。 [MSC, trad.]
    这双鞋是防水的。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè shuāng xié shì fángshuǐ de.
    This pair of shoes are waterproof.

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (防水):
  • → Japanese: 防水(ぼうすい) (bōsui)
  • → Korean: 방수(防水) (bangsu)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
防 水
ぼう
Grade: 5 		すい
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

防(ぼう)水(すい) • (bōsui) 

  1. waterproofing

Verb

防(ぼう)水(すい)する • (bōsui suru) suru (stem 防(ぼう)水(すい)し (bōsui shi), past 防(ぼう)水(すい)した (bōsui shita))

  1. to waterproof, to make something waterproof

Conjugation

Conjugation of "防水する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 防水し ぼうすいし bōsui shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 防水し ぼうすいし bōsui shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 防水する ぼうすいする bōsui suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 防水する ぼうすいする bōsui suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 防水すれ ぼうすいすれ bōsui sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 防水せよ¹
防水しろ² 		ぼうすいせよ¹
ぼうすいしろ² 		bōsui seyo¹
bōsui shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 防水される ぼうすいされる bōsui sareru
Causative 防水させる
防水さす 		ぼうすいさせる
ぼうすいさす 		bōsui saseru
bōsui sasu
Potential 防水できる ぼうすいできる bōsui dekiru
Volitional 防水しよう ぼうすいしよう bōsui shiyō
Negative 防水しない ぼうすいしない bōsui shinai
Negative continuative 防水せず ぼうすいせず bōsui sezu
Formal 防水します ぼうすいします bōsui shimasu
Perfective 防水した ぼうすいした bōsui shita
Conjunctive 防水して ぼうすいして bōsui shite
Hypothetical conditional 防水すれば ぼうすいすれば bōsui sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

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