水槽(すいそう)

すいそう
noun
water tank; aquarium; fish tank
1. water tank; aquarium; fish tank
A container for holding water, especially one used for keeping fish or aquatic plants.
水槽(すいそう)で魚(さかな)を飼(か)う。
To keep fish in an aquarium.
金魚(きんぎょ)を水槽(すいそう)で飼(か)っている。
I keep goldfish in a tank.
水族館(すいぞくかん)の大(おお)きな水槽(すいそう)には様々(さまざま)な魚(さかな)がいる。
The large tank at the aquarium has various kinds of fish.

水槽(すいそう) refers to a container for holding water, especially fish tanks and aquariums. Composed of 水(すい) (water) + 槽(そう) (tank/vessel).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 水槽(すいそう)を掃除(そうじ)する: to clean the tank
  • 水槽(すいそう)に魚(さかな)を入(い)れる: to put fish in the tank
  • 水槽(すいそう)の水(みず)を替(か)える: to change the tank water
  • 熱帯魚(ねったいぎょ)水槽(すいそう): tropical fish tank
  • 大型(おおがた)水槽(すいそう): large tank (as in aquarium exhibits)

CONTEXT:
Used for home aquariums, pet shop displays, and large tanks at 水族館(すいぞくかん) (public aquariums). Also used more broadly for any water storage container or reservoir in technical contexts.

RELATED TERMS:

  • 水族館(すいぞくかん): aquarium (public facility)
  • 金魚鉢(きんぎょばち): goldfish bowl
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Added 2026.2.4 19:52 · Revised 2026.3.26 15:22
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