also: みずそこ
water bottom; bottom of a body of water
Refers to the bottom of any body of water: sea, river, lake, pond, etc. Often used in descriptive or scientific contexts.
There is a sunken ship at the bottom of the lake.
We collected and analyzed sand from the water bottom.
水底 is the bottom of a body of water, the direct opposite of 水面, the top surface.
underwater cable; subaquatic cable
Standard kanji form; the reading すいてい is the most common.
Alternate reading; less common than すいてい.
Compound of 水 (water) and 底 (bottom). The reading すいてい uses the on'yomi of both kanji, while みずそこ uses the kun'yomi. The on'yomi reading is more common in modern Japanese.