Illustration: At a compact Japanese kitchen sink, a child holds a clear drinking glass directly beneath the running faucet. The stream strikes the glass bottom and bubbles upward, nearly reaching the rim.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

水すい道どう水すい

suidousui

tap water

Example sentences

  1. 水道水すいどうすいは飲のまないほうがいいよ。

    You’d better not drink the tap water.

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  2. オーストラリアの水道水すいどうすいは飲のめるんですか？

    Is the tap water in Australia drinkable?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 水道水すいどうすいには塩素えんそ、鉛なまりなどの有害物質ゆうがいぶっしつが含ふくまれている可能性かのうせいがある。

    There’s a chance that tap water may contain harmful substances like chlorine and lead.

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Kanji in 水道水

  • 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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