Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 防水(ぼうすい) in Japanese

防水
Kana Reading
ぼうすい
Romaji
bōsui
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    waterproofing; making watertight
    Example sentence
    若いキャンパーたちは新しい防水上着を身につけていた。 The young campers were kited out with new waterproof jackets.

Examples of 防水, ぼうすい in a sentence

Kanji in this word

防 JLPT 2

7 strokes

ward off, defend, protect, resist

On'Yomi: ボウ

Kun'Yomi: ふせ.ぐ

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水 JLPT 5

4 strokes

water

On'Yomi: スイ

Kun'Yomi: みず, みず-

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