水夫

Chinese

water; river husband; man
simp. and trad.
(水夫)
水 夫

Pronunciation


Noun

水夫

  1. boatman; seaman

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (水夫):
  • → Japanese: 水(すい)夫(ふ) (suifu)
  • → Korean: 수부(水夫) (subu)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
水 夫
すい
Grade: 1
ふ
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

水(すい)夫(ふ) • (suifu) 

  1. a sailor, a seaman.

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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