Vocabulary

What does 淡水 (たんすい, tansui) mean?

淡水 (たんすい, tansui) means fresh water.

Quick facts
Reading	たんすい
Romaji	tansui
Part of speech	noun, no-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N2

淡水たんすい

N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontansui

fresh water

1noun · no-adjective fresh water (i.e. not salt water)

Example sentences

淡水(たんすい)と海水(かいすい)では魚(さかな)が違(ちが)う。
Fish differ between fresh water and seawater.
この魚(さかな)は淡水(たんすい)に住(す)んでいる。
This fish lives in fresh water.

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