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二水 (にすい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

二に水すい

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Meanings

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noun

kanji 'ice' radical

Refers to the two-stroke water radical ⺡ (にすい), used in characters related to ice or cold, such as 凍 and 冷.

「凍とう」の部ぶ首しゅは二に水すいです。
The radical of 凍 is にすい.

Kanji

二two, two radical (no. 7)
水water

Similar words

さんずい
三水 (さんずい) is the three-stroke water radical ⺡, used in characters related to water, while 二水 (にすい) is the two-stroke ice radical.

Etymology

The name 二水 (にすい) literally means 'two water', referring to the two strokes that resemble the water radical but are used for ice-related characters.