雨水

Chinese

		rain	water; river
trad. (雨水)		雨	水
simp. #(雨水)		雨	水

Pronunciation 1

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 雨水

1. rainwater
2. rainfall; precipitation

Synonyms

• (Wu) 天落水

Pronunciation 2

Proper noun

雨水

1. The "Rain Water", the second of the twenty-four solar terms, around February 18th, 19th, or 20th, after which there should be no more snow, but rain showers are expected.

Coordinate terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (雨水):

• → Japanese: 雨(う)水(すい) (Usui)
• → Korean: 우수(雨水) (usu)
• → Vietnamese: Vũ thủy (雨水)

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
雨	水
あま Grade: 1	みず Grade: 1
kun'yomi

From 雨 (ama, “rain”) + 水 (mizu, “water”).

Noun

雨(あま)水(みず) • (amamizu) ^{←あまみづ (amamidu)?}

1. rainwater

Synonyms

• 雨垂(あまだ)れ (amadare, “raindrop”)
• 雨雫(あめしずく) (ameshizuku, “raindrop”)
• 雨滴(うてき) (uteki, “raindrop”)
• 天水(てんすい) (tensui, “rainwater”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
雨	水
う Grade: 1	すい Grade: 1
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese /*ɣioɕjuɪ/ > Japanese /usui/.

Proper noun

雨(う)水(すい) or 雨水(proper) • (usui or proper) [[Category:Japanese
|うすい]]

1. rainwater
2. The second solar term, literally meaning "rain water".

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

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Korean

Hanja in this term
雨	水

Noun

雨水 • (usu) (hangeul 우수)

1. hanja form^? of 우수 (“The second solar term, literally meaning "rain water".”)

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
雨	水

Proper noun

雨水

1. chữ Hán form of Vũ thủy (“The second solar term, literally meaning "rain water".”).