水みず気け

also: すいき

み

ず

け

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

moisture; water content; dampness

General word for moisture or water content in food, air, soil, etc. Often used when describing texture or condition.

このパンは水みず気けが多おおくてふわふわしている。
This bread has a lot of moisture and is fluffy.
洗せん濯たく物ものの水みず気

け

を

よく

切き

っ

て

から

干ほ

し

て

ください

。

Please wring out the laundry well before hanging it up.

2

noun

water vapor; steam

Only with reading すいき

Rare reading すいき used in technical or scientific contexts for water vapor or steam.

水すい気きは気き象しょう学がくでよく使つかわれる用よう語ごだ。
Water vapor (すいき) is a term often used in meteorology.

3

noun

dropsy; edema

Only with reading すいき

Archaic medical term for edema or dropsy, read すいき. Not used in modern clinical Japanese.

昔むかしの医い学がく書しょには「水すい気き」をすいきと読よんで浮ふ腫しゅの意い味みで使つかっている。
Old medical texts use 水気 read as すいき to mean edema.

Written forms

水気Usage66%
- みずけ
  Standard kanji spelling for the common reading みずけ.
- すいき
  Rare reading used in technical or medical contexts for vapor/steam or edema.
水みずけUsage34%
Mixed kana spelling sometimes used to avoid confusion with the rare reading すいき.
すいき

Kanji

水water
気spirit, mind, air

Similar words

水すい分ぶん
水分 is a more formal or scientific term for water content, while 水気 (みずけ) is more everyday and sensory.
湿しっ気け
湿気 refers specifically to humidity in the air or dampness of a place, whereas 水気 (みずけ) is the moisture contained in something.

Etymology

Compound of 水 (water) and 気 (spirit, essence, sign). The reading みずけ is the native Japanese reading, while すいき is the Sino-Japanese reading used in specialized contexts.