Meaning of 水際 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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水際, 水ぎわ
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Kana Readingみずぎわ
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Romajimizugiwa
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- beach; water's edge
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Example Sentences
水際, 水ぎわ, みずぎわ used in context
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They camped at the water's edge.
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Your speech was splendid.
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馬を水際まで連れて行くことは出来るが、水を飲ませることは出来ない。
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
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馬を水際まで連れて行くことはできても、水を飲ませることはできない。
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
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Tell the children to keep away from the water's edge.
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Kanji found in this word
occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous, indecent, time, when
On: サイ
Kun: きわ, -ぎわ
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