浄水(じょうすい)

じょうすい
noun
purified water; water purification
daily-lifescience
1. purified water; water purification
Water that has been cleaned of dirt, germs, and impurities so it is safe to drink, or the process of cleaning it. Mostly seen in compounds such as 浄水器(じょうすいき) (water filter) and 浄水場(じょうすいじょう) (water treatment plant).
浄水(じょうすい)を飲(の)む。
I drink purified water.
台所(だいどころ)に浄水器(じょうすいき)を付(つ)けた。
We installed a water filter in the kitchen.
川(かわ)の水(みず)は浄水場(じょうすいじょう)で浄水(じょうすい)されてから家庭(かてい)に届(とど)く。
River water is purified at a treatment plant before it reaches homes.

From 浄(じょう) (clean, pure) + 水(すい) (water).

Compounds

Watch out

上水(じょうすい) has the same reading but means tap water supplied through pipes (as in 上水道(じょうすいどう), the water supply system). 浄水(じょうすい) is about the cleaning, 上水(じょうすい) about the supply.

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Added 2026.10.19 21:48 · Revised 2026.10.19 21:53
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