水車(すいしゃ)

すいしゃ
noun
waterwheel, water mill
tool
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.
昔(むかし)は水車(すいしゃ)の力(ちから)で粉(こな)をひいていた。
In the past, flour was ground using the power of waterwheels.

Now often preserved as historical or scenic attractions in rural Japan.

Etymology

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

Related Words

Related: 風車(かざぐるま) (windmill)
Related: 車輪(しゃりん) (wheel)
Related: 水力(すいりょく) (water power, hydropower)
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Added 2026.2.8 12:20 · Revised 2026.10.10 9:20
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