浸しん水すい

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

浸水する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Refers to water entering and covering an area, often due to heavy rain, river overflow, or disaster. Commonly used in news reports.

〈場ば所しょ〉が浸しん水すいするfor a place to become flooded
台たい風ふうで低ひくい土と地ちが浸しん水すいした。
Low-lying land was flooded because of the typhoon.
浸しん水すいを防ふせぐto prevent flooding
土つちのうを積つんで浸しん水すいを防ふせいだ。
They stacked sandbags to prevent flooding.
浸しん水すいの危き険けんがあるthere is a risk of flooding
この地ち域いきは浸しん水すいの危き険けんがある。
This area is at risk of flooding.
浸しん水すいによる被ひ害がいdamage caused by flooding
浸しん水すいによる被ひ害がいは数すう億おく円えんに及およんだ。
The damage caused by the flooding amounted to hundreds of millions of yen.

洪こう水ずいN1
洪水 refers to a large-scale flood, often a natural disaster affecting a wide area, while 浸水 focuses on water entering and submerging a specific place or structure.
冠かん水すい
冠水 describes water covering a surface such as a road, while 浸水 emphasizes water actually entering and submerging an area or building.
水すい没ぼつ
水没 emphasizes something being completely submerged under water, while 浸水 focuses on water entering and gradually filling a space.
水みず浸びたし
浸水 is the formal, official term for flooding used in news and reports, while 水浸し is the everyday word for something being soaked or awash with water.
水すい害がいN1
浸水 describes a building or area being submerged in water, whereas 水害 covers the whole disaster including that submersion and its consequences.

浸しん透とう
浸透 shares the kanji 浸 with 浸水 but means permeation or infiltration (e.g. of water into soil, or ideas spreading), not flooding of an area.

件けんN2
浸水 is typically counted with 件 when referring to reported flooding incidents or cases of damage.

Compound of 浸 (immerse, soak) and 水 (water). The kanji 浸 suggests gradual penetration of water.