受水槽

じゅすいそう
noun
water receiving tank; water storage tank
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1. receiving tank; water storage tank
A tank that receives and stores water from the mains before it is pumped up to a building's upper floors. Common in apartment buildings, schools, and other large facilities.
受水槽(じゅすいそう)を掃除(そうじ)する。
to clean the water tank.
ビルの屋上(おくじょう)に大(おお)きな受水槽(じゅすいそう)がある。
There is a large water tank on the roof of the building.
受水槽(じゅすいそう)は年(ねん)に一回(いっかい)の点検(てんけん)が義務(ぎむ)づけられている。
Water receiving tanks are required to be inspected once a year.

Part of a building's water-supply system; subject to legally mandated cleaning and inspection in Japan.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 高架水槽(こうかすいそう): elevated tank — set on the roof, supplying water by gravity
  • 貯水槽(ちょすいそう): cistern — a general term covering any water-storage tank

Related Words

Compare: 貯水槽(ちょすいそう) (cistern)
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