水澄まし

Japanese

Kanji in this term
水 澄
みず
Grade: 1 		す
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
水澄

Etymology

水 (mizu, “water”) +‎ 澄まし (sumashi, “clearer”, stem form of 澄ます (sumasu, “to clear”))

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) みずすまし [mìzúsúꜜmàshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [mʲizɨsɨma̠ɕi]

Noun

水(みず)澄(す)まし or 水澄(ミズス)まし • (mizusumashi) ←みづすまし (midusumasi) or ミヅスマシ (midusumasi)?

  1. a whirligig beetle
  2. synonym of 飴棒 (amenbo, “water strider”)
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