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渇水 (かっすい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
water shortage ; low-water condition
Refers to a shortage of usable water or unusually low water in rivers, reservoirs, or water systems. It can be used as a noun or as an intransitive する verb, as in 渇水する or 渇水している.
この
水すい
系けい
は
夏なつ
の
間あいだ
、
渇かっ
水すい
し
て
い
た
。
This river system was experiencing low-water conditions during the summer.
Similar words 水みず 不ぶ 足そく A more general and everyday phrase for a lack of water; 渇水 is more often used for reservoirs, rivers, and public water-supply conditions.
断だん 水すい Means an actual cutoff or suspension of water supply, often as a result of 渇水 but not the same condition.
干かん ばつ Means drought as a weather or agricultural phenomenon; 渇水 focuses on the resulting shortage or low level of water.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 渇, associated with drying up or thirst, and 水, water. The spelling transparently reflects the meaning, but no detailed historical derivation is asserted here.
