水尾

Chinese

water; river tail
simp. and trad.
(水尾)
anagram 尾水

Pronunciation


Noun

水尾

  1. (literary or Hakka, Southern Min) downstream regions of a river
  2. (Cantonese) leftover goods
  3. (Cantonese) leftovers
  4. (Cantonese) end of an event, news, popularity, etc.

Proper noun

水尾

  1. (dated) former name of Ruisui, Hualien, prior to Japanese rule

Synonyms

References

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1

Grade: S
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()() • (mio) みを (miwo)?

  1. Alternative spelling of (waterway; water channel)

Proper noun

()() • (Mio) みを (miwo)?

  1. a female given name
  2. a surname

Etymology 2

Various nanori readings.

Proper noun

Kanji in this term
すい
Grade: 1

Grade: S
on’yomi

(すい)() • (Suibi) 

  1. a unisex given name
Kanji in this term
みず
Grade: 1

Grade: S
kun’yomi

(みず)() • (Mizuo) みづを (midwo)?

  1. A place name.
  2. a surname
Kanji in this term
みず(の)
Grade: 1

Grade: S
kun’yomi

(みずの)() • (Mizunoo) みづのを (midunowo)?

  1. a surname

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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