水

みず

• Noun

  common noun
  1. water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water).

     See also 湯 .

  2. fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid.
  3. flood; floodwaters.
  4. (sumo term) water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout.

     See also 力水 .

  5. (sumo term) break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout.

     See also 水入り .