水車(すいしゃ)

すいしゃ
noun
waterwheel, water mill
1. waterwheel, water mill
A wheel turned by flowing water, traditionally used to grind grain or generate power.
水車(すいしゃ)が回(まわ)っている。
The waterwheel is turning.
川(かわ)に古(ふる)い水車(すいしゃ)がある。
There is an old waterwheel by the river.
水車(すいしゃ)は昔(むかし)、米(こめ)を作(つく)るのに使(つか)われました。
Waterwheels were used in the past to process rice.

A wheel turned by flowing water, traditionally used for milling grain. Now often preserved as historical or scenic attractions in rural Japan.

FORMATION:
水(すい) (water) + 車(しゃ) (wheel, vehicle).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 水車(すいしゃ)が回(まわ)る: the waterwheel turns
  • 水車(すいしゃ)小屋(ごや): watermill (the building housing a waterwheel)
  • 水車(すいしゃ)で米(こめ)を搗(つ)く: to pound rice with a waterwheel

RELATED WORDS:

  • 風車(かざぐるま): windmill, pinwheel (note: also read ふうしゃ)
  • 車輪(しゃりん): wheel
  • 水力(すいりょく): water power, hydropower
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Added 2026.2.8 12:20 · Revised 2026.3.25 14:40
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