飲用水

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Chinese

to drink; drinkable; potable water; river
trad. (飲用水) 飲用
simp. (饮用水) 饮用

Pronunciation


Noun

飲用水

  1. drinking water; potable water
    飲用水饮用水  ―  Fēi yǐnyòngshuǐ.  ―  Water not for drinking.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
いん
Grade: 3
よう
Grade: 2
すい
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
飮用水 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 飲用 (potable) +‎ (water)

Pronunciation

Noun

(いん)(よう)(すい) (in'yōsui

  1. drinking water, potable water

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN