水澄まし

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Japanese

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 ミズスマシ科 on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
みず
Grade: 1

Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
水澄

Etymology

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(mizu, water) +‎ 澄まし (sumashi, clearer, stem form of 澄ます (sumasu, to clear))

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(みず)()まし or 水澄(ミズス)まし (mizusumashiみづすまし (midusumasi) or ミヅスマシ (midusumasi)?

  1. a whirligig beetle
  2. Synonym of 飴棒 (amenbo, water strider)