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Meaning of 淡水(たんすい) in Japanese

淡水
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
たんすい
Romaji
tansui
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
    Example sentence
    ような淡水住んでいる Such fishes as carp and trout live in fresh water.

Examples of 淡水, たんすい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

11 strokes

thin, faint, pale, fleeting

On'Yomi: タン

Kun'Yomi: あわ.い

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JLPT 5

4 strokes

water

On'Yomi: スイ

Kun'Yomi: みず, みず-

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