Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 冠水(かんすい) in Japanese

冠水
Kana Reading
かんすい
Romaji
kansui
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    being covered with water (i.e. in a flood); being submerged; being inundated; flooding
    Example sentence
    多くの道路が冠水し、その結果大幅な遅れが出ている。 Many roads are flooded. As a result there are long delays.

Examples of 冠水, かんすい in a sentence

Kanji in this word

冠 JLPT 1

9 strokes

crown, best, peerless

On'Yomi: カン

Kun'Yomi: かんむり

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水 JLPT 5

4 strokes

water

On'Yomi: スイ

Kun'Yomi: みず, みず-

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