水すい中ちゅう

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

underwater; in the water

Refers to being or occurring beneath the surface of water. Commonly used as a noun or with の to modify another noun.

I took pictures of fish with an underwater camera.

彼かれは長ながい間あいだ水すい中ちゅうに潜もぐっていられる。

He can stay underwater for a long time.

〈物もの〉が水すい中ちゅうに沈しずむfor something to sink underwater
車くるまが水すい中ちゅうに沈しずんだ。
The car sank underwater.
水すい中ちゅうで〈動どう詞し〉to do something underwater
魚さかなは水すい中ちゅうで泳およぐ。
Fish swim underwater.
水すい中ちゅうに潜もぐるto dive underwater
彼かれは水すい中ちゅうに深ふかく潜もぐった。
He dove deep underwater.

海かい中ちゅう
水中 is a general term for 'underwater' in any body of water, whereas 海中 is used specifically for the sea.

水すい上じょう
水中 means beneath the water's surface, while 水上 means on or above the water's surface.

水すい没ぼつ
水中 simply describes a location beneath the surface, whereas 水没 describes the event of something sinking or becoming submerged.
水すい面めんN1
水面 refers to the surface of the water, while 水中 refers to the space below that surface.

水すい中ちゅうUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word in news and everyday contexts.
すいちゅうUsage1%

Compound of 水 (water) and 中 (inside, middle), literally 'in the water'.

underwater photography

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