淡水 (たんすい) — fresh water (i.e. not salt water)

淡水 is read たんすい and listed as a noun. Meaning: fresh water (i.e. not salt water).

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Related words

Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 淡水.

  • 濃淡 のうたん light and shade
  • 淡い あわい light (color, taste, etc.)
  • 冷淡 れいたん cool
  • 淡白 たんぱく light (flavor, color, etc.)
  • 水田 すいでん (water-filled) paddy field
  • 汚水 おすい filthy water
  • 下水 げすい drainage
  • 海水 かいすい seawater
  • 渇水 かっすい water shortage
  • 給水 きゅうすい water supply
  • 湖水 こすい lake
  • 水玉 みずたま drop of water