Meaning of 井戸(いど) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 井戸 JLPT 2

Kana Reading いど

Romaji ido

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

water well

Example Sentences

井戸, いど used in context

彼(あれ)は井戸(いど)を飲み干す(のみほす)ほどのどが渇いていた(のどがかわく)。

He was thirsty enough to drink a well dry.
彼(あれ)は井戸(いど)へ行って水(みず)をくんできた(くる)。

He fetched some water from the well.
村人(むらびと)は井戸(いど)から水(みず)を手(て)で汲み上げ(くみあげる)なければならなかった。

The village people had to pump water from the well by hand.
水(みず)の価値(かち)は井戸(いど)がかれて(かれる)始めて分かる(わかる)。

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
真相(しんそう)は井戸(いど)の底(そこ)にあり(ある)探り(さぐる)にくい(かたい)。

Truth is difficult to find at the bottom of a well.
使っていた(つかう)井戸(いど)が干上がった(ひあがる)ので、キャンプをしていた(する)人(じん)は水(みず)に困って(こまる)しまった(しまう)。

The campers were hard up for water because their well had run dry.

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Related Kanji

Kanji found in this word

戸 JLPT 2

door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)

On: コ

Kun: と

4 strokes

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井 JLPT 1

well, well crib, town, community

On: セイ, ショウ

Kun: い

4 strokes

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