水柱(すいちゅう)

すいちゅう
noun
water column; water spout; pillar of water
1. water column; water spout; pillar of water
A column-shaped body of water rising vertically, such as a geyser eruption, a burst water main, or a waterspout. Also used as a unit of pressure measurement (millimeters of water column).
水柱(すいちゅう)が高(たか)く上(あ)がった。
A column of water shot up high.
間欠泉(かんけつせん)から水柱(すいちゅう)が噴(ふ)き出(だ)す瞬間(しゅんかん)は迫力(はくりょく)がある。
The moment a water column erupts from the geyser is impressive.
水道管(すいどうかん)が破裂(はれつ)して、道路(どうろ)の真(ま)ん中(なか)に数(すう)メートルの水柱(すいちゅう)が立(た)った。
A water main burst, and a water column several meters high rose in the middle of the road.

Combines 水(すい) (water) and 柱(ちゅう) (pillar, column). Describes water shooting up in a vertical column shape. Commonly seen in news reports about broken water mains, volcanic eruptions near water, and natural phenomena like geysers.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 水柱(すいちゅう)が上(あ)がる: a water column rises
  • 水柱(すいちゅう)が立(た)つ: a water column forms
  • 水柱(すいちゅう)が噴(ふ)き出(だ)す: a water column erupts
  • ミリ水柱(すいちゅう): millimeters of water column (pressure unit)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 噴水(ふんすい): fountain — an artificial, controlled water display
  • 水中(��いちゅう): underwater — a homophone with completely different meaning (中(ちゅう) means "inside" not "pillar")
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