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Chinese

water; river
middle; centre; within
middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
 
simp. and trad.
(水中) 		水 中
anagram 中水

Pronunciation

Noun

水中

  1. in water; under water

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
水 中
すい
Grade: 1 		ちゅう
Grade: 1
on'yomi

From 水 (sui, “water”) +‎ 中 (-chū, “in; within”).

Pronunciation

Noun

水(すい)中(ちゅう) • (suichū) 

  1. (often attributive) underwater
    • 1999 May 27, “カクタス ”, in Vol.3, Konami:
      水(すい)中(ちゅう)に潜(ひそ)んでいる、得(え)体(たい)の知(し)れない格(かっ)好(こう)をしたばけもの。
      Suichū ni hisonde iru, etai no shirenai kakkō o shita bakemono.
      A weird-looking monster that lurks in the water.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
水 中
みず
Grade: 1 		なか
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Proper noun

水(みず)中(なか) • (Mizunaka) 

  1. Mizunaka (a district of the city of Kamitakaiguntakayamamura, Nagano Prefecture, Japan)
  2. a surname

References

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