What does 水 (mizu | みず) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

予定日の夕方に破水しました。
yotei bi no yūgata ni hasui shi mashi ta.
My water broke on the evening of the predicted birth date.

まだ水温低いから泳ぐつもりはないんよ？
mada suion hikui kara oyogu tsumori wa nain yo?
The water temperature's still low so you're not going to swim, are you?

ヤンマがすいすいと水の上を進んでいた。
yanma ga suisui to mizu no ue o susun de i ta.
The dragonfly was skimming across the water. | The dragonfly gracefully passed over the water.

緊急時の飲料水の確保は、大丈夫ですか？
kinkyū ji no inryō sui no kakuho wa, daijōbu desu ka?
Are you OK for drinking water in an emergency?

何が起こったの？アパート全体水浸しだよ。
nani ga okotta no? apāto zentai mizubitashi da yo.
What happened? There's water all over the apartment.

道という道は川から溢れだした水で覆われていた。
michi toyū michi wa kawa kara afure dashi ta mizu de ōwa re te i ta.
Anything like a road was covered with water that had flooded out of the river.

花、元気ないわね。水をやりたいんだけど、水差しない？
hana, genki nai wa ne. mizu o yari tain da kedo, mizusashi shi nai?
The flowers don't look happy. I'd like to water them. Is there a watering can? | The flowers don't look well. I'd like to water them. Is there a watering can?

超高圧水の噴射により、ほとんどの詰まりが排除される。
chō kōatsu sui no funsha niyori, hotondo no tsumari ga haijo sa reru.
By means of a super high-pressure water spray practically all the sediment is removed.

水道水で年1回、井戸水なら年2回の水質検査をお勧めします。
suidō sui de toshi 1 kai, idomizu nara toshi 2 kai no suishitsu kensa o o susume shi masu.
We recommend that mains water have a water-quality test carried out once a year, well water twice a year.

サブマリンのペリスコープが水中からにょっきり突き出ていた。
### - sabumarin no perisukōpu ga suichū kara ni ょっきり tsukide te i ta.
The submarine's periscope was sticking right out of the water.

太陽熱は日本では発電より太陽熱温水器として利用されています。
taiyōnetsu wa nippon de wa hatsuden yori taiyōnetsu onsui ki toshite riyō sa re te i masu.
In Japan solar heat is used more for solar water heaters than for electricity generation.

水から上がり、入江のほとりの砂の上を、よちよち歩き出しました。
mizu kara agari, irie no hotori no suna no ue o, yochiyochi aruki dashi mashi ta.
She pulled herself out of the water and waddled along the sand at the edge of the creek.

海綿は水を吸収しますので水彩絵具をぼかしたりする時に便利です。
kaimen wa mizu o kyūshū shi masu node suisai enogu o bokashi tari suru toki ni benri desu.
Sponge absorbs water so it is convenient for shading water-colours and such.

くれぐれも浄水器の悪質訪問販売業者や無料点検商法にはご注意ください。
kureguremo jōsui ki no akushitsu hōmon hanbai gyūsha ya muryō tenken shōhō ni wa go chūi kudasai.
Please exercise every caution against cowboy salesmen of water purifiers and fraudulent-test sales.

健康は失われて有難味がわかる点において、親や水・空気と同じようなものです。
kenkō wa ushinawa re te arigatami ga wakaru ten nioite, oya ya mizu . kūki to onaji yō na mono desu.
As far as knowing health's worth once you've lost it goes, that's the same thing with parents, water or air.

水道料金を滞納すると給水を停止されるということをお聞きしましたが本当ですか？
suidō ryōkin o tainō suru to kyūsui o teishi sa reru toyū koto o o kiki shi mashi ta ga hontō desu ka?
I've heard that if you default on the water rates your water supply will be suspended, is that true?

勝手に水質検査を行ったあげく浄水器を売りつけるなど、悪質な訪問販売が多発しています。
katte ni suishitsu kensa o okonatta ageku jōsui ki o uritsukeru nado, akushitsu na hōmon hanbai ga tahatsu shi te i masu.
There are frequent instances of malicious door-to-door selling, such as pushing water purifiers on people after carrying out water quality tests without permission.

日本では、「ドイツの水道水は飲料に適さない」と一般に考えられているが、これは誤りである。
nippon de wa, ' doitsu no suidō sui wa inryō ni tekisa nai ' to ippanni kangae rare te iru ga, kore wa ayamari de aru.
In Japan it's generally thought that Germany's water supply isn't suitable for drinking, but this is a mistake.

先日我が家の水質検査を行いました。ある有名会社の環境分析センターとかいうところにしてもらいました。
senjitsu wagaya no suishitsu kensa o okonai mashi ta. aru yūmei kaisha no kankyō bunseki sentā tokayū tokoro ni shi te morai mashi ta.
The other day, a water quality inspection was carried out at our house. We had it done by a certain famous company's Environment Analysis Center or some such name.

	The Japanese word
	水
	is pronounced
	mizu \| みず
	means
	water

	Examples:
	予定日の夕方に破水しました。 yotei bi no yūgata ni hasui shi mashi ta. My water broke on the evening of the predicted birth date.
	まだ水温低いから泳ぐつもりはないんよ？ mada suion hikui kara oyogu tsumori wa nain yo? The water temperature's still low so you're not going to swim, are you?
	ヤンマがすいすいと水の上を進んでいた。 yanma ga suisui to mizu no ue o susun de i ta. The dragonfly was skimming across the water. \| The dragonfly gracefully passed over the water.
	緊急時の飲料水の確保は、大丈夫ですか？ kinkyū ji no inryō sui no kakuho wa, daijōbu desu ka? Are you OK for drinking water in an emergency?
	何が起こったの？アパート全体水浸しだよ。 nani ga okotta no? apāto zentai mizubitashi da yo. What happened? There's water all over the apartment.
	道という道は川から溢れだした水で覆われていた。 michi toyū michi wa kawa kara afure dashi ta mizu de ōwa re te i ta. Anything like a road was covered with water that had flooded out of the river.
	花、元気ないわね。水をやりたいんだけど、水差しない？ hana, genki nai wa ne. mizu o yari tain da kedo, mizusashi shi nai? The flowers don't look happy. I'd like to water them. Is there a watering can? \| The flowers don't look well. I'd like to water them. Is there a watering can?
	超高圧水の噴射により、ほとんどの詰まりが排除される。 chō kōatsu sui no funsha niyori, hotondo no tsumari ga haijo sa reru. By means of a super high-pressure water spray practically all the sediment is removed.
	水道水で年1回、井戸水なら年2回の水質検査をお勧めします。 suidō sui de toshi 1 kai, idomizu nara toshi 2 kai no suishitsu kensa o o susume shi masu. We recommend that mains water have a water-quality test carried out once a year, well water twice a year.
	サブマリンのペリスコープが水中からにょっきり突き出ていた。 ### - sabumarin no perisukōpu ga suichū kara ni ょっきり tsukide te i ta. The submarine's periscope was sticking right out of the water.
	太陽熱は日本では発電より太陽熱温水器として利用されています。 taiyōnetsu wa nippon de wa hatsuden yori taiyōnetsu onsui ki toshite riyō sa re te i masu. In Japan solar heat is used more for solar water heaters than for electricity generation.
	水から上がり、入江のほとりの砂の上を、よちよち歩き出しました。 mizu kara agari, irie no hotori no suna no ue o, yochiyochi aruki dashi mashi ta. She pulled herself out of the water and waddled along the sand at the edge of the creek.
	海綿は水を吸収しますので水彩絵具をぼかしたりする時に便利です。 kaimen wa mizu o kyūshū shi masu node suisai enogu o bokashi tari suru toki ni benri desu. Sponge absorbs water so it is convenient for shading water-colours and such.
	くれぐれも浄水器の悪質訪問販売業者や無料点検商法にはご注意ください。 kureguremo jōsui ki no akushitsu hōmon hanbai gyūsha ya muryō tenken shōhō ni wa go chūi kudasai. Please exercise every caution against cowboy salesmen of water purifiers and fraudulent-test sales.
	健康は失われて有難味がわかる点において、親や水・空気と同じようなものです。 kenkō wa ushinawa re te arigatami ga wakaru ten nioite, oya ya mizu . kūki to onaji yō na mono desu. As far as knowing health's worth once you've lost it goes, that's the same thing with parents, water or air.
	水道料金を滞納すると給水を停止されるということをお聞きしましたが本当ですか？ suidō ryōkin o tainō suru to kyūsui o teishi sa reru toyū koto o o kiki shi mashi ta ga hontō desu ka? I've heard that if you default on the water rates your water supply will be suspended, is that true?
	勝手に水質検査を行ったあげく浄水器を売りつけるなど、悪質な訪問販売が多発しています。 katte ni suishitsu kensa o okonatta ageku jōsui ki o uritsukeru nado, akushitsu na hōmon hanbai ga tahatsu shi te i masu. There are frequent instances of malicious door-to-door selling, such as pushing water purifiers on people after carrying out water quality tests without permission.
	日本では、「ドイツの水道水は飲料に適さない」と一般に考えられているが、これは誤りである。 nippon de wa, ' doitsu no suidō sui wa inryō ni tekisa nai ' to ippanni kangae rare te iru ga, kore wa ayamari de aru. In Japan it's generally thought that Germany's water supply isn't suitable for drinking, but this is a mistake.
	先日我が家の水質検査を行いました。ある有名会社の環境分析センターとかいうところにしてもらいました。 senjitsu wagaya no suishitsu kensa o okonai mashi ta. aru yūmei kaisha no kankyō bunseki sentā tokayū tokoro ni shi te morai mashi ta. The other day, a water quality inspection was carried out at our house. We had it done by a certain famous company's Environment Analysis Center or some such name.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org