水気
also: すいき
Meanings
2
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.
Water vapor (すいき) is a term often used in meteorology.
3
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.
Old medical texts use 水気 read as すいき to mean edema.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉の水気を切るto drain the moisture from something
Drain the vegetables well before stir-frying them.
- 水気を取るto wipe or remove moisture
Wipe the moisture off your skin with a towel.
- 〈物〉に水気が多いsomething is very moist or juicy
This tomato is very juicy, with lots of moisture.
- 〈物〉が水気を含むsomething contains moisture
This soil contains a lot of moisture.