水 中(すいちゅう)

すいちゅう

noun

underwater, in the water

1. underwater, in the water, subaquatic

Inside or beneath the surface of water. Used as a noun or as a modifier with の to describe things that exist or happen underwater.

水中(すいちゅう)で目(め)を開(あ)けた。

I opened my eyes underwater.

水中(すいちゅう)カメラで魚(さかな)の写真(しゃしん)を撮(と)った。

I took photos of fish with an underwater camera.

この遺跡(いせき)は長(なが)い間(あいだ)水中(すいちゅう)に沈(しず)んでいた。

These ruins had been submerged underwater for a long time.

USAGE:
Used both as a standalone noun (水中(すいちゅう)で — in the water) and as a noun modifier (水中(すいちゅう)の — underwater [adjective]). Common in compound words related to aquatic activities and equipment.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

水中(すいちゅう)カメラ: underwater camera
水中(すいちゅう)眼鏡(めがね): swimming goggles
水中(すいちゅう)撮影(さつえい): underwater photography
水中(すいちゅう)に沈(しず)む: to sink underwater

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