Meaning

Primary

Flood

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A flood of water still makes a flood.

Reading

こうずい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own. But watch out because すい becomes ずい here.

Context

Context Sentences

台風で川が氾濫し、洪水になりました。

The river overflowed from the typhoon and became a flood.

Kanji Composition