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Meaning of 増水(ぞうすい) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 増水

Kana Reading ぞうすい

Romaji zōsui

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

Meaning

rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water

Example sentence

突然、川が増水して氾濫した。 All of a sudden, the river rose and broke its banks.

Examples of 増水, ぞうすい in a sentence

突然、川が増水して氾濫した。

All of a sudden, the river rose and broke its banks.
川は徐々に増水した。

The river rose by degrees.
私はその川を見に行ったが、たいへん増水していた。

I went to see the river, which I found greatly swollen.

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Kanji in this word

増 JLPT 3

14 strokes

increase, add, augment, gain, promote

On'Yomi: ゾウ

Kun'Yomi: ま.す, ま.し, ふ.える, ふ.やす

水 JLPT 5

4 strokes

water

On'Yomi: スイ

Kun'Yomi: みず, みず-

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