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flooded; waterlogged; soaked; drenched
The state of being thoroughly soaked or submerged in water. Used for both large-scale flooding and smaller situations where something is thoroughly wet.
床が水浸しになった。
The floor got flooded.
大雨で道路が水浸しだ。
The road is flooded from the heavy rain.
洗濯機が壊れて水が漏れ、台所が水浸しになってしまった。
The washing machine broke and water leaked out, leaving the kitchen flooded.
Composed of 水 (water) + 浸し (soaking). Describes a state where everything is thoroughly wet or underwater.
USAGE:
Typically used with になる (to become flooded) or as a predicate with だ. Common in news reports about flooding and in everyday situations like water spills or leaks.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 水浸しになる: to become flooded/waterlogged
- 水浸しの部屋: a flooded room
- 一面水浸し: flooded all over
- 水浸しの被害: flood damage
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 浸水: flooding, inundation — a more formal, technical term used in disaster reports
- 冠水: submersion — specifically about roads or fields being submerged
- びしょ濡れ: soaking wet — used for people or clothes, not for rooms or areas
NOTE:
The ～浸し pattern also appears in other words like 血まみれ and 汗まみれ, though those use まみれ rather than 浸し.