水底

Chinese

water; river
 
background; bottom; base
background; bottom; base; (possessive part.); (subor. part.)
trad. (水底)
simp. #(水底)

Pronunciation


Noun

水底

  1. bottom or bed of a body of water

Derived terms

  • 水底摸月
  • 水底撈月水底捞月

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
みず
Grade: 1
そこ
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Compound of Old Japanese elements (mizu, water) + (soko, bottom).[1][2]

Pronunciation

    Noun

    (みず)(そこ) (mizusoko) 

    1. the bottom or bed of a body of water

    Etymology 2

    Kanji in this term

    Grade: 1
    そこ > ぞこ
    Grade: 4
    kun’yomi
    Kanji in this term

    Grade: 1
    そこ
    Grade: 4
    kun’yomi

    Compound of Old Japanese elements (mi, water) + (na, Old Japanese possessive particle) + (soko, bottom).[1][2]

    Sometimes also read as minazoko. The soko changes to zoko as an instance of rendaku (連濁).[1]

    Pronunciation

      Noun

      水底(みなそこ) (minasoko)  (alternative reading hiragana みなぞこ, rōmaji minazoko)

      1. the bottom or bed of a body of water

      Etymology 3

      Kanji in this term
      すい
      Grade: 1
      てい
      Grade: 4
      on’yomi

      From Middle Chinese compound 水底 (sywijX *děi, literally water bottom). Compare modern Mandarin 水底 (shuǐdǐ).

      Pronunciation

        Noun

        (すい)(てい) (suitei) 

        1. the bottom or bed of a body of water
        Derived terms

        References

        1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
        2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
        3. 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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