Kanji · JLPT N5 · Level 2
水 water
- Meaning
- water
- On reading
- スイ
- Kun reading
- みず
Memory hook
A stream running down the middle with water flicking off either side. スイ in compounds, みず on its own.
Words that use 水
水曜日
すいようび
Wednesday
水
みず
water
How to write 水
Stroke order · 4 strokes
1
2
3
4
- 1. The vertical through the centre, ending in a hook.
- 2. Horizontal, then sweep down to the left.
- 3. The sweep down to the left.
- 4. The diagonal down to the right.
Stroke data from KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
General rules
- Top to bottom, left to right.
- Horizontal strokes before crossing vertical ones (十 = horizontal, then vertical).
- Outside before inside - but close a box last (口).
- A vertical that passes all the way through comes last (中).
- Left-falling diagonal before right-falling (大).
水 is taught on day 5 of the kanji course, alongside 日 月 火, with two writing passes and a short quiz.