水中

Chinese

water; river
 
middle; center; within
middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
simp. and trad.
(水中)
水 中
anagram 中水

Pronunciation


Noun

水中

  1. in water; under water

Derived terms

  • 水中丞
  • 水中捉月
  • 水中月

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
水 中
すい
Grade: 1
ちゅう
Grade: 1
on’yomi

From 水 (sui, “water”) +‎ 中 (-chū, “in; within”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) すいちゅう [sùíchúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sɨᵝit͡ɕɨᵝː]

Noun

水(すい)中(ちゅう) • (suichū) 

  1. (often attributive) underwater
    • 1999 May 27, “カクタス [Cactus]”, in Vol.3, Konami:
      水(すい)中(ちゅう)に潜(ひそ)んでいる、得(え)体(たい)の知(し)れない格(かっ)好(こう)をしたばけもの。
      Suichū ni hisonde iru, etai no shirenai kakkō o shita bakemono.
      A weird-looking monster that lurks in the water.
Derived terms
  • 水(すい)中(ちゅう)花(か) (suichūka): type of artificial flower which "blossoms" in water
  • 水(すい)中(ちゅう)眼(め)鏡(がね) (suichū megane): swimming goggles
  • 水(すい)中(ちゅう)写(しゃ)真(しん) (suichū shashin): underwater photography
  • 水(すい)中(ちゅう)写(しゃ)真(しん)ダイブ (suichū shashin daibu): underwater photography dive
  • 水(すい)中(ちゅう)生(せい)物(ぶつ)観(かん)察(さつ) (suichū seibutsu kansatsu): aquatic life survey
  • 水(すい)中(ちゅう)翼(よく)船(せん) (suichū yokusen): hydrofoil
  • 水(すい)中(ちゅう)スクーター (suichū sukūtā): diver propulsion vehicle
  • 水(すい)中(ちゅう)スクーターダイブ (suichū sukūtā daibu): dive on an underwater scooter
  • 水(すい)中(ちゅう)ナチュラリストダイブ (suichū nachurarisuto daibu): underwater naturalist dive
  • 水(すい)中(ちゅう)ナビゲーション (suichū nabigēshon): underwater navigation
  • 水(すい)中(ちゅう)ビデオ (suichū bideo): underwater videography
  • 水(すい)中(ちゅう)ビデオダイブ (suichū bideo daibu): underwater videography dive
  • 水(すい)中(ちゅう)ライト (suichū raito): diving light
  • 音(おん)波(ば)水(すい)中(ちゅう)探(たん)知(ち)機(き) (onba suichū tanchiki): sonar
  • 潜(せん)水(すい)中(ちゅう) (sensuichū): while diving; while submerged

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
水 中
みず
Grade: 1
なか
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Proper noun

水(みず)中(なか) • (Mizunaka) 

  1. A place name.
  2. a surname

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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