水 路(すいろ)

すいろ

noun

waterway; canal

1. waterway; canal; water channel

A natural or man-made channel through which water flows. Includes irrigation channels, drainage ditches, canals, and navigable waterways.

水路(すいろ)に沿(そ)って歩(ある)いた。

I walked along the waterway.

農業(のうぎょう)用(よう)の水路(すいろ)が田(た)んぼに水(みず)を供給(きょうきゅう)している。

Agricultural waterways supply water to the rice paddies.

この街(まち)には江戸時代(えどじだい)に造(つく)られた水路(すいろ)が今(いま)も残(のこ)っている。

Waterways built in the Edo period still remain in this town.

Usage

水路(すいろ) is a general term covering both natural and artificial water channels. Compare with 運河(うんが) (canal), which specifically refers to large man-made waterways for navigation or transport, and 用水路(ようすいろ) (irrigation channel), which is specifically for agricultural water supply. 水路(すいろ) can refer to any of these.

Common collocations

水路(すいろ)を開(ひら)く: to open a waterway
水路(すいろ)を整備(せいび)する: to maintain waterways
農業(のうぎょう)用(よう)水路(すいろ): agricultural waterway
水路(すいろ)図(ず): nautical chart

Related Words

Related: 運河(うんが) (canal (large, navigable))

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Added 2026.2.24 16:29 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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