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.

水車(すいしゃ) is a compound of 水(すい) (water) and 車(しゃ) (wheel/vehicle). Waterwheels were historically important in Japan for milling rice and other grains.

RELATED WORDS:

  • 風車(かざぐるま): windmill, pinwheel
  • 車輪(しゃりん): wheel
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