Illustration: At the kitchen sink of a Japanese apartment, a resident turns on the faucet and fills a clear drinking glass with a steady stream of water. The cabinet beneath the sink is open, revealing the connected supply pipes and shutoff valves.

JLPT N4nounLevel estimated by Bebop

水すい道どう

suidou

water supply, tap water

Example sentences

昨日きのう水道すいどうを止とめられた。
The water was cut off yesterday.
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たいていの日本人にっぽんじんは水道すいどうの水みずを飲のみます。
Most Japanese drink water from the tap.
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水道すいどうの蛇口じゃぐちが壊こわれていて使つかえなかった。
We couldn’t use the faucet because it was out of order.
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Kanji in 水道

水waterOnスイKunみず・みず-
道road-way; streetOnドウ・トウKunみち・いう

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