Abbreviation of 水曜日, used in schedules, calendars, and informal writing.
See also: 水曜日
Are you free next Wednesday?
shaved ice with syrup
Short for 氷水; a dessert of shaved ice topped with flavored syrup.
See also: 氷水
I ate shaved ice at the summer festival.
In the five elements, water symbolizes winter and the north.
water supply; water service; tap water · channel; strait · water course; waterway
hydrogen
moisture; water content; fluid
level; standard; quality · water level
diving; submerging; going underwater
swimming
horizontal; level; even
perfume; scent
drainage; draining; pumping out water; sewerage · displacement
underwater; in the water
Wednesday
flood; flooding
water tank; cistern · fish tank; aquarium
water's surface
carbohydrate
on the water; waterborne; aquatic · waterside; water's edge
aquatic products; fisheries
seawater; sea water; saltwater from the sea
waterproofing; making watertight
crystal; rock crystal; quartz
flooding; inundation; submersion
rainfall; precipitation
submergence; immersion; going underwater
drainage; sewer system; ditch; gutter · sewage; black water
mercury (Hg)
sea bathing; swimming in the ocean; ocean dip
water supply; water refill
dehydration; removal of water; desiccation · spin-drying; spin cycle · dehydration; abnormal loss of body water
water level
clean water; purified water
The reading すい is the on'yomi of 水, used in compounds and abbreviations. The senses are derived from abbreviations of longer words (水曜日, 氷水) or from the traditional Chinese element system.