Illustration: In the shared outdoor washing area of an apartment complex, two residents have opened separate taps fully, but neither produces water. One holds an empty kettle under a spout and peers upward in disbelief; the other checks a second dry tap with wet laundry waiting in a basin.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

断だん水すい

dansui

water outage

Also used with する. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

断水だんすいしました。
The water has been cut off.
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断水だんすいになった。
The water supply has failed.
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明日あしたの午後ごご１時じから３時じまで、工事こうじのため断水だんすいだって。覚おぼえておいてね。
The water will be cut off tomorrow from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. due to construction work. Don’t forget.
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Kanji in 断水

断cut; decideOnダンKunたつ・ことわる・さだめる
水waterOnスイKunみず・みず-

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