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水食 (すいしょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
water erosion
Technical term for erosion caused by water, used in geology, geography, and environmental contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する to describe the process.
すい
食しょく
し
て
いる
。
The river's flow is eroding the banks.
Written forms 水すい 食しょく Usage 67%
Standard kanji form for water erosion.
水すい 蝕しょく Usage 33%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 蝕 is the older character for erosion but now uncommon.
Kanji 蝕 eclipse, occultation, be defective Similar words 浸しん 食しょく 浸食 is a broader term for erosion (by water, wind, etc.), while 水食 specifically refers to erosion by water.
風ふう 食しょく 風食 means wind erosion, contrasting with 水食 which is water erosion.
Etymology Compound of 水 (water) and 食 (eat, erode). The kanji 食 here carries the sense of 'erode' or 'wear away', as in 浸食. The alternative form 水蝕 uses 蝕 (erode, eclipse), which is etymologically more precise but now rare.
