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放水

Reading

Kana: ほうすい
Romaji: housui
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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hosing down; drainage; discharge of water; spraying with water

Kanji

Readings: ホウ、 はな.す、 -っぱな.し、 はな.つ、 はな.れる、 こ.く、 ほう.る
Meanings: set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate
Readings: スイ、 みず、 みず-
Meaning: water

Example Sentence

(かれ)()けているホテルに放水(ほうすい)した。
➥He played a hose on the burning hotel.
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